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Meal Prep Tropical Jerk Chicken and Gingered Broccoli!
Making meal prep fun and exciting again with this tropical chickenโฆbecause I really canโt handle boring chicken dinners.
Plus, you guys asked for more meal prep recipes, so here they come!
First though, I have a question. Do you guys ever avoid going to the grocery store? I ask this because literally all week long I have been avoiding going to the grocery store. Honestly, with all the people in town visiting to ski (the downside of living in a vacation destination spot), the store sounds like the most miserable place. Crowded grocery stores are my nightmare.
OK, thatโs extra dramatic, but man oh man, I do not want to go! Typically, itโs not just me running everything here at HBH. I have help. Lotโs of help and I love our little team. Thing is, the team is all related to meโฆmom, dad, brother Kai, and Cait (who technically is not related by blood, but might as well be). And they are all still in South Korea cheering on my younger brother Red at the Olympicsโฆwho made Big Air finals and competes tomorrow night (our time at 8:00pm EST!). This means Iโm here doing everything (including the chores of taking care of all the animals) and oh my gosh, Iโm just a little bit tired.
And apparently I am really dreading the grocery store. One because I am a hermit and donโt leave the house, and two, for all of the the reasons I mentioned above. Itโs cool though, because all week long Iโve been making recipes with what I have on hand, and you know what? Iโm loving the challenge and loving the recipes I am creating even more. Enter this tropical inspired chicken with coconut rice, gingered broccoli and edamame, plus pineapple salsa. Itโs a mix of Hawaiian and Caribbean flavors and it is so good.
Itโs also colorful, healthy, and pretty easy too. My kind of recipe.
Hereโs how this works.
Make a quick homemade teriyaki sauce. Toss the chicken with some jerk seasoning (my favorite flavor booster) and a little teriyaki sauce. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and add the broccoli. Then flavor that all up with some fresh ginger, bake everything in the oven, make someย coconut rice, and finish up with a delicious pineapple salsa.
Put it all togetherโฆdinner + lunches for the week โ DONE.
Easy as that.
Normally, Iโll make dinner every night and then just have leftovers for lunch. But lately Iโve been working on the computer a lot, and have loved having lunches and dinners already prepped to save time during these busy work weeks. In the past Iโve found that many meal prep recipes tend to be the same, and even a little on the boring side. You guys know me, I like my recipes loaded with flavor, layered with textures, and extra colorful. Boring is not my thing. Iโve been making these Moroccan Chickpea Bowls and this Chicken Shawarma Bowlย often, but Iโm loving switching up the rotation with this tropical bowl.
Tropical has been my thing as of late. I seem to have hit that point in winter when all I want to do is travel to the most tropical place ever, eat all their pineapple and mango, and chill in the sun for hours and hours.
Ugh. That sounds so nice, but sadly not happening anytime to soonโฆunless, my mom reads this and decides to plan one of her mega family vacations. Hint, hintโฆmaybe somewhere not so freezing?
Anyway, I LOVE this recipe. I ended up giving all the leftovers to my older brother who has a serious thing for Hawaiian Chicken. He loved it, which is really saying something since he can be picky about his chicken. It has to be well seasoned and saucy. He said this was perfect.
Cool. Cool.
Meal Prep Tropical Jerk Chicken and Gingered Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon jerk seasoning
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 cups frozen edamame
- 4 cups coconut rice
Pineapple Salsa
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.2. In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, pineapple juice, honey, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 clove garlic, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil. 3. On a baking sheet, toss the chicken with the jerk seasoning and half of the teriyaki sauce. Slide the chicken to one side of the baking sheet. On the opposite side, toss the broccoli and edamame with the remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the broccoli lightly charred. 4. Meanwhile, transfer the remaining teriyaki sauce to small sauce pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer 3-5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. 5. Divide the rice among 4-6 storage containers and arrange the chicken, and veggies on top. Drizzle the chicken with the teriyaki sauce. Alternately, you can store the rice, chicken, and veggies in separate containers and assemble when ready. Food will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.7. Before serving, warm each bowl, if desired, and top with pineapple salsa and fresh lemon or lime juice.
Pineapple Salsa
- 1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt.
Nutrition
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Did you make this recipe? Please rate & comment below.
Trust me, this oneโs going to become a favorite.
Can I do something other than the pineapple juice & pineapple salsa here? Too much sugar but all about high-protein meal preps- loving your healthy new sesame seed treats๐ฅฐ
Do you recommend powder jerk seasoning or the paste like marinades in a jar? Thanks!!
Hi Sarah! Either should work, but I usually use powder seasoning! xT
New favorite recipe!! looooooooved the sweet teriyaki sauce with the spicy jerk seasoning. I will 100% be making this again
Hi Stefania,
Happy Friday!!๐ซ๐ I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for your comment and making it! xT
Look good! But the instructions say teriyaki sauce but there isn’t teriyaki in the ingredients?..
Hi Alex,
The sauce is made in step 2:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
Hello HBH community! Just curious if anyone has tried subbing tofu for the chicken?
Hi Sheila,
Tofu should work well for you! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xx
This dish is excellent! I had some cabbage in the fridge and made the pineapple slaw from one of your other posts to go along with this too.
Thankful to have a new meal prep idea!
Also, I did half chicken (for hubby) and half tofu (for me). This is my new favorite way to fix tofu!
Hi Sheila,
Happy Wednesday!! Thanks a lot for giving this recipe a try, I am so glad to hear it was enjoyed! xT
Avoid the grocery store – me I do that. Our stores here offer grocery pick or delivery. I havenโt gone โgrocery shoppingโ in months. I order it all online and pick it up curbside after work. Best thing saves me money and time. I donโt buy what isnโt on my list and I love that.
Ah that sounds so amazing!! Thank you Stephanie! xTieghan
Just an FYI… you forgot to put garlic in the ingredients list ๐ Just wanted to let you know because I had to substitute for some powder garlic that was all I had.
Thank you for letting me know, I will update it! I hope you still loved this Lindsay!
Just letting you know this still isnโt updated. Garlic needs to be listed in ingredients especially for meal prepping!
Made me hungry!
Thank you Lisa!
I love love love your meal prep recipes! I hope there are even more in the future, I really like that you use affordable ingredients. Thank you so much!
Thank you Madeleine!
Made this for lunches this week – oh my goodness, this is so delicious! Full of flavor and so easy to make. Sheet pan recipes are quickly becoming my favorites. I couldn’t find jerk seasoning at the store, so made my own and it worked out great!
So glad to hear that you loved this Kayla! Thank you!
Yes please, perfect meal prep idea!
Thank you Laura!
This recipe sounds so delicious and totally up our alley. My fiance loves Jerk Chicken!! Thanks for the awesome recipe : )
Perfect! I hope you both enjoy this Kelly! Thank you!
What are the food containers you use? They look great!
Hi Liz! They are linked above the recipe, but I will link them down below as well!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M0FE59Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ascsubtag=.MjYwNzAwLTExNTI.3654f066-1bf2-11e8-bfd9-a3ac503a9838&ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=rewardstyle-20