Sour sweet lemon pepper chicken with coconut rice and veggies. Balanced meal for lunch or dinner.
Prep Time: 6 Minutes
Cook Time: 22 Minutes
Total Time: 28 Minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
» 1lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs (or chicken breast)
» 1Tbs Avocado Oil
» 1 Medium Zucchini
» 1 Large Carrot
» 6 Small Bok choy (or 5 Celery stalks)
» ¼ tsp Himalayan Salt
» ½ tsp Black Pepper
» ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
» 1 Tbsp Hemp Seeds (optional)
Coconut Rice:
» 1 Cup Brown Basmati Rice (or long grain brown rice)
» ½ Cup Coconut Milk
» 1 Cup Water
Sauce:
» 2 Fresh Lemons (about ½ cup lemon juice)
» ¾ Cup Water
» Zest from 2 Lemons
» 2 tsp 100% Maple Syrup (or 1tsp Raw honey)
» 1/8 tsp Himalayan Salt
» 2 Tbsp Tapioca Flour/Starch (or corn starch)
» 3 Tbsp Warm Water
Directions:
Put rice, water, and coconut milk in a medium pot on stove and cook according to directions. Or put in instant pot on high pressure with valve celled and cook for 20 minutes and quick release when done.
While rice is cooking wash and zest lemons and juice lemons. Put zest, lemon juice, ¾ cup water, maple syrup and salt into a bowl and combine set aside.
Chop up chicken and all the veggies.
In a medium frying pan heat up 1 Tbsp avocado oil for about 1 minute on medium heat. Add chicken and cook for about 3 minutes stirring in between till almost done. Add in sauce ingredients in container and combine. Bring to a light boil. In a small container add tapioca and warm water and stir. Add too chicken and simmer till sauce starts to thicken about 5 minutes.
In small/medium frying pan add 1 tsp avocado oil heat on medium low heat for 1 minute. Add carrots and cook for about 2 minutes, add zucchini and Bok choy, ¼ tsp garlic powder, pinch salt, ¼ tsp black pepper combine and cook for about 3 minutes till done.
Cooking Tips:
If you are just using lemon juice and do not have zest, make sure to use a full ½ cup lemon juice. Fell free to use any veggies you have, broccoli, cabbage, etc.
Macros per Serving:
Protein: g
Carbs: g
Fat: g
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