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Creamy Spinach Chicken Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles

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Creamy Spinach Chicken Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles
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 - This Tuscan chicken meal prep recipe is colorful, packed full of flavor, and ready in 30 minutes or less!

Creamy spinach Chicken Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles – This easy Tuscan chicken recipe is one of our favorite chicken meal prep recipes. You won’t believe how easy, quick, and simple it is to cook chicken this way! This delicious spinach chicken meal prep recipe is colorful, packed full of flavor, and ready in 30 minutes or less! Enjoy!

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Ingredients list for the Spinach Chicken Meal Prep Recipe

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Directions

1. To make the creamy garlic spinach chicken meal-prep recipe: Steam the zucchini noodles in the microwave in a large bowl, covered, with 1/2 cup of water for 3 or 4 minutes. Drain and set aside. You can skip this step if you prefer keeping your zucchini noodles raw or cooking them in the creamy sauce.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken breasts cutlets on both sides with salt and pepper, and sear in the hot pan, for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Once chicken breasts are cooked, remove from the pan and set aside.

3. In the same pan, melt the butter in the remaining cooking juices. Add in the garlic and fry until fragrant (about one minute). Add onion and stir fry until translucent. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and fry for 1-2 minutes so they release their flavors. Finally, pour in the chicken broth, and allow the sauce to reduce down slightly. 

4. Reduce heat to low, add the heavy cream, and bring to a gentle simmer, while stirring occasionally. Season the cream sauce with salt and pepper to your taste.

5. Add in the baby spinach and allow to wilt in the sauce, and add in the parmesan cheese. Allow cream sauce to simmer for a further minute until cheese melts through.

6. Add the pan-seared chicken breasts back into the pan; sprinkle with the parsley, and spoon the sauce over each chicken cutlet. If you’d like to cook your zucchini noodles in the sauce, push the chicken aside in the pan and toss the spiralized zucchini into the sauce and cook for two minutes, stirring regularly. Divide the cooked zucchini noodles into your meal prep containers and top with the chicken. Reheat the spinach chicken meal prep in the microwave when you’re ready to eat. Enjoy!

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Tips for the chicken meal prep recipe

This spinach chicken meal prep recipe with zucchini noodles is so easy, quick to cook, ready in under 25 minutes or less! Juicy chicken breasts are smothered in a luscious garlic butter spinach and sun-dried tomato cream sauce. Here a few tips for making the best Tuscan chicken meal prep ever!

  • The key for a creamy sauce is to gently simmer the sauce to avoid separating.
  • Feel free to substitute chicken broth with vegetable broth or water.
  • We slice the chicken breasts into cutlets so they cook quicker. Alternatively, you can pound the chicken breasts to flatten and get an even thickness.

How to cook chicken for meal prepping

  • Use either skin-on or skinless chicken breasts. We like skinless because it has less fat, and we can cut the chicken breasts into thinner cutlets.
  • To allow the chicken to crisp up evenly while cooking, yet staying juicy, bring the chicken cutlets at room temperature and pat dry with paper towels. This also helps to prevent sticking in the pan.
  • Season chicken just before cooking to avoid drawing out the moisture and end up with dry chicken meat. 
  • Make sure your pan is nice and hot before adding the chicken in. If you use chicken breasts that are extra-thick, cook a little longer, reducing the heat to medium or medium-low, so you don’t burn the outside while the inside is still undercooked.

What other sides can I add to the spinach chicken meal prep?

  • White or brown rice
  • Quinoa
  • Pasta
  • Steamed/roasted veggies are a low carb favorite ( cauliflower rice, broccoli, etc)

How and how long to store the chicken meal prep?

This creamy garlic spinach chicken will last up to 3 days in the refrigerator if stored properly. Store cooled Tuscan chicken in airtight meal prep containers. Add a few drops of water to loosen the sauce before reheating. You can also freeze the Tuscan chicken in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

What containers can I use for the Chicken meal-prep?

We recommend using glass containers for all meal prep recipes because they don’t transfer a taste to the food, hold heat better, and are easier to clean.

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