Chicken Caprese Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls

Healthy Chicken Caprese Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls are a delicious meal for lunch or dinner. Naturally gluten free, hearty and easy to make!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Servings: meals

Calories: 646kcal

Ingredients

For the chicken:

¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts

For the quinoa:

1 cup dry Bob's Red Mill Quinoa
8 oz baby mozzarella balls or regular mozzarella, cut in small pieces
8 oz halved cherry tomatoes
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
4 cups spinach

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 F and prepare a parchment lined baking sheet.
Cook the quinoa. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in 1 cup of dry quinoa into the pot, stir, and return to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium, simmering until all of the water has absorbed (about 10-12 minutes).
While quinoa is cooking, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil, parsley, pepper and salt. Place the chicken on a parchment lined baking sheet and pour the oil mixture over the chicken.
Bake the chicken at 450 for 20 minutes.
While the chicken is baking and quinoa is finishing cooking, prep all remaining ingredients for the quinoa and add to a bowl.
Allow quinoa to cool completely. When quinoa is completely cooled, toss with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, pepper and salt.
Assemble bowls with quinoa salad, a generous serving of spinach, and sliced chicken on top.
Optional: drizzle with balsamic reduction

Notes

Substitutions for Chicken Caprese Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls

Cheese- You can sub mozzarella for feta or goat cheese. I would sub with 3/4 cup instead of 8 oz.
Greens- I like these meal prep bowls with spinach but arugula, spring mix, or any greens will work well!
Protein - I haven't tried it, but I'm sure these bowls would be great with fish instead of chicken. You'd just need to adjust the cook time depending on what you swap.
Dairy free- To make these dairy free, simply omit cheese.

How to store Chicken Caprese Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls

These meal prep containers are my favorite. We use them every week and they go right in the dishwasher with no problems. You can store these chicken capresee quinoa meal prep bowls for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

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