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Roasted Vegetable Couscous Meal Prep

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Ingredients

Roasted Vegetable Couscous

  • 4 pieces Roma tomatoes
  • 2 pieces zucchini
  • 1 piece bell pepper
  • 1 piece red onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 2 pinches pepper
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1.5 cups vegetable broth
  • ½ bunch parsley

Garlic Herb Baked Chicken Breast or Garlic Herb Chickpeas

  • 2 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 cans chickpeas
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried basil
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • to taste pepper

Optional Dressing

  • ½ cup ranch dressing

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
  2. Chop the vegetables and place them on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Roast the vegetables for about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  4. While the vegetables roast, bring vegetable broth to a boil and stir in the couscous. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
  5. Prepare the garlic herb butter mixture and coat the chicken breasts with it.
  6. Bake the chicken for 20 minutes or until cooked through, then let it rest and slice.
  7. For chickpeas, sauté rinsed chickpeas in oil and season with the same herbs.
  8. Combine the roasted vegetables, couscous, minced garlic, and parsley in a bowl.
  9. Divide the mixture into containers and top with chicken or chickpeas. Serve with ranch dressing.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
495
Total fat
16g
Total carbohydrates
52g
Total protein
35g
Sodium
935mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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