quick meal ideas using leftover grilled chicken
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Grilled Chicken
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Getting healthy meals on the tablecan be challenging; the trick is
strategic meal planning
Think about what meals will makegood leftovers and what types offoods can be cooked once and usedin a variety of ways
In the end, it means far lesscooking and a variety of healthymeals can hit the table eachnight
Grilled chicken can easily create avariety of tasty meals throughoutthe week. Here are some ideas forgrilled chicken meals:
Chicken Tacos
Create a taco bar night
Chicken is already cooked; allyou have to do is slice andreheat it. Throw out some freshlettuce, tomatoes, black olives,avocado, and tortillas
A fast and delicious meal yourwhole family can enjoy
Mixed Salad Greenswith Grilled Chicken
Makes a great and quicklunch or dinner option.
Throw some mixed greens ina bowl with all your favorite salad toppings.
Add the grilled chicken andyou are ready to eat!
Rice, Beans, andGrilled ChickenCook up some rice andbeans and add someveggies like sautéed bellpeppers, tomatoes, andcorn.
Add the sliced andreheated chicken.
Now you have a wonderfulSouthwestern rice bowl
Pesto Pasta withGrilled Chicken
Cook some pasta, add somesun-dried tomatoes, and a fewof your favorite veggies likesteamed green beans orzucchini.
Add the reheated and slicedgrilled chicken, mix withpesto sauce
Try the recipe below:
Grilled chicken pasta with pesto
Chicken Panini
Assemble the grilledchicken onto some breadwith some spinach or yourfavorite veggies with acheese of your choice.
Place the sandwich on thepanini maker and you havea fast and simple lunch
Gourmet ChickenGrilled Cheese
Lightly butter one side of twoslices of bread.
Add some sliced grilledchicken,with you favorite typeof cheese(s), spinach, or othertoppings.
Enjoy with some tomato bisquesoup
Chicken Salad
Mix together chopped celerystalks, cranberries, light mayoor greek yogurt, slicedalmonds, and grilled chicken
Pair with a salad or make into asandwich
Chicken Omelette
Start the morning off with ahealthy breakfast
Add grilled chicken with yourfavorite ingredients such as goat cheese, spinach andcherry tomatoes to make anomelette
You don't have to stick to justchicken, throw some skirt steaksor pork tenderloin on the grill anduse them in similar ways
The idea is to grill several servingsof meat in one night so you canthrow together some quick healthymeals during the week
Cooked meats can be stored inthe refrigerator for 3 to 4 days
Vegetarian? Use the same idea withcooked grain. Make several servingsand build a variety of meals from theone base
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