{"id":453,"date":"2021-11-23T04:52:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activewellnesscenter.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2021-11-23T05:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T05:29:54","slug":"weekend-meal-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activewellnesscenter.com\/blog\/weekend-meal-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Meal Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trade one hour in the kitchen this weekend for money and time saved all week, by prepping these five simple ingredients for three healthy and satisfying weekday meals.<\/p>\n<h3><b>5 MEAL PREP INGREDIENTS<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweet Potatoes, 3 large potatoes (5 if small)<\/li>\n<li>2-3 chicken breasts, boneless skinless cut into \u00bd inch pieces (about 1lb)<\/li>\n<li>Quinoa, 2-3 servings<\/li>\n<li>Avocado, 2-3 ripe and ready for the week<\/li>\n<li>Kale: Curly or Tuscan, 1-2 bunches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional pantry items for meals:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Beans, 1 can<\/li>\n<li>Tortillas (small, your choice of corn, whole wheat, white flour)<\/li>\n<li>Shredded Cheese<\/li>\n<li>Salsa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weekend Meal Prep: 5 ingredients, 3 Ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ntBkiRnhaYw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>DIRECTIONS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Total time: about 1 hour, active time: 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Wash and dry sweet potatoes and kale. Select the biggest sweet potato for baking; set the other two sweet potatoes aside along with the kale.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: Perfectly Baked Sweet Potato<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Note: This recipe allows the sweet potato to preheat, bake and cool down with the oven for a perfectly baked sweet potato.<\/li>\n<li>Piece your sweet potato several times with a fork, then rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Open\u00a0<b>non-preheated oven<\/b>\u00a0and place the sweet potato directly on the top rack, place an aluminum sheet or baking sheet in the rack beneath them to catch drippings.<\/li>\n<li>Close the over and set to preheat at 425\u00ba F.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 2: Prep Cubed Sweet Potato<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line a baking sheet with baking paper and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Optional: peel two remaining sweet potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Slice potatoes in half, then in half again, and finally chop into cubes<\/li>\n<li>Toss in a bowl with olive oil \u00a0and sea salt.<\/li>\n<li>Place in HALF of the baking sheet, saving room in the other half of the sheet for the chicken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>STEP 3: Prep Chicken &amp; Roast Together with Sweet Potatoes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toss chicken in olive oil, sea salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>Arrange on second half of baking sheet<\/li>\n<li>When oven has preheated, place baking sheet with chicken and roasted potatoes on top rack<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165\u00ba F<\/li>\n<li>Remove sheet, place chicken in heat-safe bowl and return sheet to oven for another 10-15 minutes until the sweet potato cubes are cooked through.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cook Quinoa<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cook and prepare 2-3 servings of Quinoa according to package directions (for extra flavor, substitute water for broth or stock of your choice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Prep Kale:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove stems and chops or tear into 3 inch pieces<\/li>\n<li>Massage a bit of salt, olive oil (and optional) lemon juice until the kale is about half or less of its original volume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cool &amp; Store<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When roasted potatoes are finished (about 30-35 minutes total cooking time), remove baking sheet from the oven and turn the oven off.\u00a0For a perfectly baked sweet potato, leave the separate baked sweet potato in the oven for at least 30 minutes (up to 2 hours) to cool inside the oven.<\/p>\n<p>Once all items have cooled, transfer to containers and store in the refrigerator for the following meal ideas.<\/p>\n<p><b>WEEK-DAY MEALS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>#1 Power Bowl: (layer quinoa, saut\u00e9ed kale, chicken and roasted sweet potatoes in a bowl, top with salsa and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>#2 Tacos: Place sweet potatoes, black beans and chicken in 2 small wraps, top with avocado, option to serve with a side of quinoa topped with salsa.<\/p>\n<p>#3: Stuffed Sweet Potato. 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