High Protein Meals for Working Woman

sarebear_91

pondee629 wrote: »

sarebear_91 wrote: »

pondee629 wrote: »

Skinned chicken breast, cubed. Diced onion, Red pepper or yellow pepper or asparagus (some veggie with color) cauliflower.

Saute the chicken, onion, and colorful veggie in a wok/frying pan until done. Remove to a bowl.

Grate cauliflower flowers. I use the grating atachment on my food processor bu you can use a grater with large holes. (this may make a mess, the cauliflower can fly all over.)

Saute the grated cauliflower in the pan for several (3-4) minutes until beginning to turn brown.

Add back chicken veggie mixture.

Chicken fried cauliflower rice. Use recipie builder to get your numbers Mine came out FAT: 4.6 g; CARBS 9g; PROTEIN 43.9g; CALORIES 251

Fridge to plate under 30 minutes.

Awesome recipe!!! I will be trying this; thank you! Does it keep and reheat well? I'd be looking to make it in bulk upfront and spread it between some tupperware for taking to work.

My daughter, (the Doctor ;-) takes it to lunch whenever I make it with no complaints. In fact, she makes lunch before dinner is over, making there are "leftovers".

BTW the "Vegitini" (as seen on TV) makes great shredded zucchinni for placing under all sorts of entrees, chicken, fish, burgers. So much better than slicing zucchinni and wilting it.

BTW, BTW working Men cook too ;-)

Shredded zucchini sounds right up my alley! I will have to take a look, thank you!

Haha, yes they do, indeed! I hope you didn't take offense to that! Adding 'woman' in the this title was purely for calorie intake and macro levels, as men typically need higher calorie and macros than women. Haha of course I expect men to need to cook although working, as well! ;-)

Abby_C2014

You can go to Costco and buy the already cooked hard boiled eggs. There are 6 boiled eggs per packet. If you get bored with it, there is an already cooked Shrimps in a bag at costco as well. In addition, you can get Chicken tenders in a bag. It is cheap, faster at thawing, and faster to cook (just put the chicken in a wheat wrap or whole grain bread). For a faster option, you can get Whey Protein Powder and have a banana on the go.

alcole2008

kdblpn wrote: »

An hour of prep time on Sunday can give you Mason Jar salads for the entire week. I put the dressing in the bottom of the jar. Hard veggies next like onions, cucmbers, olives, green peppers. Next protein. Diced ham or grilled chicken. Followed by lettuce or spinach or whatever greens u like. Top it with cheese. Pit em in the fridge. Each day grab one and go. When its time to eat, shake it up to mix the dressing around, pour in a bowl and eat.

I make these each week and they are delicious! I do lite balsamic vinagrette, cucumbers, tomatos, broccoli, black beans (no access to microwave some days), romaine lettuce, and sometimes cheese depending on what I have planned for the rest of the day. There's so many ideas on pinterest for these too.

pondee629

sarebear_91 wrote: »

pondee629 wrote: »

sarebear_91 wrote: »

pondee629 wrote: »

Skinned chicken breast, cubed. Diced onion, Red pepper or yellow pepper or asparagus (some veggie with color) cauliflower.

Saute the chicken, onion, and colorful veggie in a wok/frying pan until done. Remove to a bowl.

Grate cauliflower flowers. I use the grating atachment on my food processor bu you can use a grater with large holes. (this may make a mess, the cauliflower can fly all over.)

Saute the grated cauliflower in the pan for several (3-4) minutes until beginning to turn brown.

Add back chicken veggie mixture.

Chicken fried cauliflower rice. Use recipie builder to get your numbers Mine came out FAT: 4.6 g; CARBS 9g; PROTEIN 43.9g; CALORIES 251

Fridge to plate under 30 minutes.

Awesome recipe!!! I will be trying this; thank you! Does it keep and reheat well? I'd be looking to make it in bulk upfront and spread it between some tupperware for taking to work.

My daughter, (the Doctor ;-) takes it to lunch whenever I make it with no complaints. In fact, she makes lunch before dinner is over, making there are "leftovers".

BTW the "Vegitini" (as seen on TV) makes great shredded zucchinni for placing under all sorts of entrees, chicken, fish, burgers. So much better than slicing zucchinni and wilting it.

BTW, BTW working Men cook too ;-)

Shredded zucchini sounds right up my alley! I will have to take a look, thank you!

Haha, yes they do, indeed! I hope you didn't take offense to that! Adding 'woman' in the this title was purely for calorie intake and macro levels, as men typically need higher calorie and macros than women. Haha of course I expect men to need to cook although working, as well! ;-)

No offense. Just a little good natured fun Hence the ;-)

Psychgrrl

I put frozen protein (chicken, fish, soy) with frozen veggies in pyrex and microwave. I often toss in feta cheese or beans. And a little quinoa--I make a batch on the weekend. I microwave at 70% for a little more time. Cooks thoroughly without drying out.

eileensofianmushinfine

each week, I cook a family pack of chicken thighs (boneless, skinless) with salt & pepper and a bit of BBQ sauce on top. I then divide them up into tupperware containers of anywhere from 5-6 oz (and write the amount on the top of the lid in sharpie. Mondays, I bring all of them to work along with a bag of iceberg lettuce, spinach and tomatoes. I keep olive oil and balsamic at work too. that way, each lunch is a good portion of protein with a huge salad.

pstegman888

Make a big batch of quinoa or quinoa/brown rice mix (cook in a rice cooker for perfect every time), then use it as a base, side dish, or garnish. I sauté a mixture of onion, red pepper, grated carrots, mushrooms, and any other veggies I have on hand. Season with garlic salt or Season-All or whatever you prefer, throw in with the quinoa & some chicken, and it's great hot or cold. I heat up a little of the quinoa/veggie mix & put a fried egg on top for breakfast.

tiffkittyw

Abby_C2014 wrote: »

You can go to Costco and buy the already cooked hard boiled eggs. There are 6 boiled eggs per packet. If you get bored with it, there is an already cooked Shrimps in a bag at costco as well. In addition, you can get Chicken tenders in a bag. It is cheap, faster at thawing, and faster to cook (just put the chicken in a wheat wrap or whole grain bread). For a faster option, you can get Whey Protein Powder and have a banana on the go.

Do you know what section in Costco the pre-cooked hard boiled eggs were in? I went to the Costco by my work awhile ago and saw the hard boiled eggs, and when I went to the Costco by my house last weekend to look for them, I could not find them anywhere.

tiffkittyw

Psychgrrl wrote: »

I put frozen protein (chicken, fish, soy) with frozen veggies in pyrex and microwave. I often toss in feta cheese or beans. And a little quinoa--I make a batch on the weekend. I microwave at 70% for a little more time. Cooks thoroughly without drying out.

How long does it take to cook the frozen chicken/fish and veggies in the microwave? I always forget to defrost my protein so I am interested in trying this.