Protein Pesto Pasta & Chicken Meal Prep
Just 5 ingredients and you have this delicious, nutritious, protein packed meal.
Ingredients
- ½ Rotisserie Chicken Meat Shredded
- 1 box Banza Rotini Pasta
- 1/4- ½ cup Pesto
- 1 bag Steamfresh Peas *steamable
- 1-2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cook full box of Banza pasta according to package directions. Strain and set aside.
- Microwave the steamfresh peas according to package directions. While the pasta is cooking and the steamfresh peas are in the microwave start to debone the rotisserie chicken.
- Take meat off the rotisserie chicken, divide the meat in two portions. Place the left over chicken in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
- In a medium skillet add the rotisserie chicken and another 2Tbs-¼ cup of pesto, mix till all the chicken is coated and heated through.
- Once the pasta has been cooked and strained, add in ¼ cup of Pesto, and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle ½ - 1 tsp of salt over the noodles and stir to combine. Sprinkle ½ tsp salt and black pepper over chicken and pesto. And lightly salt the peas in the bag.
- Set 5 meal prep containers on the counter, equally portion out the noodles into all 5. Use a ½ measuring cup to put an equal amount of chicken over the pasta. Use ¼ cup to scoop the peas and sprinkle over all 5 meals.
- Put all 5 lids onto the containers and place in the refrigerator. These meals will be good for up to 5 days in the fridge.
- Microwave one meal per day for 1- 1 ½ minutes, enjoy!
Notes
You can also use raw chicken breast for this recipe! Cut up 1lb of raw chicken breast into 1-inch cubes. Spray cooking spray onto a skillet and add the chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes, flip over and cook another 3-4 minutes, until the internal temperature is 165°. It will brown up nicely and taste delicious!
If you only have frozen chicken, put it on a plate on defrost in the microwave for 6-7 minutes, then cook using the method above!