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Gluten Free Meal Prep Ideas

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Hot honey chicken bites for meal prepDinner

Hot honey chicken bites for meal prep

Hot honey chicken bites for meal prep

30 min530 cal40g proteinServes 31,973 saves
Victoria TschoppVictoria Tschopp

Ingredients

  • 1 # Boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 cup Panko
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/3 Honey
  • 2 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp SAMBAL (optional)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped Parsley
  • 1.5 cups Janine rice (cooked)
  • 1.5 cups Broccoli (steamed)

Instructions

  1. 1Brine chicken for a couple hours or overnight by combining milk, spices, and eggs with 1# chicken thighs chopped
  2. 2Drain liquid from brine. Add 1 cup of panko with 1 tsp salt and coat chicken thighs
  3. 3Spray some olive oil spray over the chicken. Add chicken thighs to air fryer tray and bake at 375 for 20 minutes flipping halfway through
  4. 4In a small pan add butter, honey, and cayenne and Melt together to form a sauce. Let reduce for 2 minutes on low heat. Mix SAMBAL in
  5. 5Once chicken is done sprinkle parsley on top.
  6. 6For meal prep add jasmine rice, broccoli, and chicken into a container (3) for the week or you can eat immediately!

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The Gluten-Free Meal Prep Pattern on Pepper

Gluten-free meal prep on Pepper looks a lot like regular meal prep once you swap the pasta or wrap for rice, potato, or greens.

The saved recipes lean on rice bowls with grilled chicken, sheet-pan salmon with roasted vegetables, and taco-style bowls with corn tortillas or lettuce cups.

None of these need specialty flour — they're gluten-free by construction, which is why cooks reach for them week after week.

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    Batch on Sunday

    Cook proteins and grains in bulk on one afternoon so weekday meals reheat in minutes.

  2. 2

    Season in layers

    Salt the protein early, add acid at the end — it's the fastest way to make simple ingredients taste finished.

  3. 3

    Match the pan to the recipe

    A sheet pan wants space between ingredients; a skillet wants everything touching. Following that rule fixes most texture problems.

  4. 4

    Taste before you serve

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