Easily grilled up some chicken and add a side of green beans with bacon for an easy meal prep meal. This low carb meal prep recipe is great for dinner and tomorrow’s lunch.
Chicken is a meal planning staple. You can buy it bulk to help save money and freeze it to increase the longevity of it. It’s also high in protein and simple to cook.
First I boiled some water to place my frozen green beans in. Once the water was at a rolling boil, I placed some green beans into to cook. I let them simmer for a few minutes until they were somewhat al dente and not all the way cooked. I then set those aside.
While the green beans were simmering, I started to fry some diced bacon. You can also bake the bacon if you’re short on space, but I especially love to fry them for this recipe.
Once the bacon was nice and crispy, I pulled them out of the pan to cool. I then poured out most of the bacon grease of the pan. I left some of the grease in the pan, and decided to cook up some onions and garlic in the leftover bacon grease.
Once those were cooked, I then sautéed the green beans in it so they can finish cooking. Then when the green beans were done, I threw the bacon crumbles back in and seasoned with salt and pepper to taste.
For this recipe, I wanted to create a simple meal that I can cook quickly while still being delicious. I seasoned up some chicken breasts and then threw it on the grill.
You can also pan fry the chicken if you don’t have a grill. Chicken breasts can easily be overcooked and become cry, so you’ll want to keep an eye on them.
Once the chicken was done, I combined it with my green beans and bacon side and my meal prep meal was finished.
Easy Grilled Chicken With Green Beans And Bacon
First some frequently asked questions about Easy Grilled Chicken With Green Beans And Bacon for meal prep.
What can you have with chicken?
For meal prep, some veggies or a great complex carb would be a great side dish. You want to make sure you’re getting your nutrients or macros in (depending on what your goal is). For a regular meal, anything goes.
What vegetables go with chicken?
Broccoli, green beans, and zucchini go great with chicken and they’re great for a meal prep meal.
Are green beans good for you?
Besides being low calorie, green beans also a great source of vitamin c, fiber and folate. So they are a great meal prep staple!
Easy Grilled Chicken With Green Beans And Bacon Recipe
Easy Grilled Chicken With Green Beans And Bacon
Ingredients
Green Beans With Bacon
- 1 1/2 lb green beans trimmed
- 4 slices bacon diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/3 cup onion diced
Grilled Chicken
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp pink salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- spray oil for grill
Instructions
Green Beans With Bacon
- Place the trimmed green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans and run under cold water to stop cooking. Set aside.
- Cook diced onion and minced garlic in the bacon grease. Then add the green beans and saute until fully cooked, and then add cooked bacon back in.
Grilled Chicken
- Preheat grill to medium high heat and spray grill with spray oil
- Mix garlic powder, cumin, smoked paprika, pink salt, pepper, and olive oil until well combined. Place seasoning rub on both sides of chicken breasts.
- Place chicken on grill and grill each side for 5-8 minutes depending on thickness, until fully cooked.
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