4-Meal Prep: Honey Lime Chicken with Rice and Kai Lan

One more for your collection of recipes? I love this one. It feels like margarita on chicken. Literally.

I’ve made a full meal out of this one instead of just the chicken, I’ve included the stir-fry veggie on the side. Kai Lan, or Chinese broccoli is one of my staples. I love the bittersweetness of the veggies and it goes extremely well with oyster sauce.

Give this one a go and tell me how you like it. 🙂

4-meal Prep: Honey Lime Chicken with Rice and Kai Lan

Makes – 4
Time needed – 30 mins
Cost – ~$2.40 for 4 serves

Here’s what you need:

• 400-500g chicken — I had a mix of breast meat and drumlets
• 1 tbsp liquid aminos (soy substitute)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• Juice from 2 limes
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• 250g kai lan, halved
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Here’s how you do it:

1. Begin by cooking your rice. 1 cup of basmati rice to 2 cups of water. This will yield enough for 400g of rice later on when you separate your meals.
2. In a bowl, marinate chicken with honey, garlic, liquid aminos and lime juice.
3. Heat oven to 200 degrees Celcius. On a baking tray, line aluminium foil and marinated chicken. Cover chicken with aluminium foil so it does not burn while baking.
4. Bake for 20-25 mins. Remove from heat.
5. On a non-stick skillet, heat olive oil and add 1 tsp garlic. Stir-fry and add in kai lan and oyster sauce.
6. Stir fry for 2-3 mins.
7. Build your meals — I’ve added 100g of rice, about 100g of chicken and equally divide the kai lan! Enjoy!

How much this costs:

*Keep in mind that this numbers are a rough guide. It depends on where you buy it and when. At the end of the day it’s possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank. Also, ~ denotes the items that should already be in your pantry for a long time or it’s a very small amount.

• 400-500g chicken — I had a mix of breast meat and drumlets – $5.65
• 1 tbsp liquid aminos (soy substitute) – $0.20
• 1 tbsp honey – $0.20
• 1 tbsp minced garlic – $0.20
• Juice from 2 limes – $0.80
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice – $0.60
• 250g kai lan, halved – $1.60
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce – $0.20
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil – $0.20

Total price = ~$9.65
Price per serve = ~ $2.40

Nutrition Information

Per 100g of chicken breast and 100g of rice serve —377 calories, 8g fats, 43g carbohydrates, 32g protein