Hi Josh. I love your channels and recipes - they've been a huge help for me personally in the last few months. There is something special about your cadence and delivery, scripting, and editing that I can't quite place my finger on. You've made cooking for myself very approachable and fun and I sing your praises to coworkers that order food every day. I'm looking forward to making this recipe next week - thank you.
This is my third time prepping this. Second time I used fajita mix and a fajita sauce marinade. The taste was lack luster. It’s soooooooo much better when you mix the marinade yourself. Also, about 2 lbs of Chicken thighs ended up being 20oz of chicken after trimming fat and cooking. So if you’re trying to have 6oz of chicken a meal I’d recommend 2 packs of 2lbs of chicken thighs.
Stuff like this has been a staple for me this year. Another thing I have been doing to help cut away rice calories is going half and half with finely shredded cabbage. Tends to work pretty well for flavor and texture.
It's my 2nd day having this meal and I absolutely love it!! A small tip, if it doesn't seem like a lot of food to you at first, drink a good amount of water before eating, and then by the time you've finished the meal, you'll be so full!!
This is a very good rule to follow. I drink a half gallon of filtered water every day within a 16 hour period. This doesn’t include my coffee and tea. Helps me eat less and I actually feel better because water helps with everything.
Just in time for meal prep day! I just ate my last serving of your Chicken Dijon Pasta Salad prep yesterday. This one looks amazing. I'll probably sub in 88/12 ground beef since I have some in the freezer that needs used instead of the fresh ingredients I'm getting ready to freeze for long term storage. I only have the confidence to experiment in the kitchen because I started watching your channel and cooking these meal preps. Was never much of a cook, but your channel made it approachable and now I cook most of the meals for the house, both as prep and single meals. So much time saved and it has made it way easier to see progress in my body recomposition journey. Every meal feels like a cheat meal, but are macro friendly. Thanks Josh!
Made this today, eating it right now. Substituted brown rice for the white, worked fine. Really, really good! Thank you so much, and I'll be back for more.
I never cook because I'm not an amazing chef. I made this and it turned out amazing. The only thing I adjusted was cooking vegetables and such longer since it seemed I had a much smaller pan than you. Everything else worked out well.
I just made this and it was delicious. I added 3 jalepenos to give it a little bit more kick. Next time I'll try with boneless thighs instead of tenders. Either way I'll be adding this into my meal prep rotation.
Made this today, I’m in love with your channel, low calorie high protein meals, Asian turkey bowl is one of my favs, but I’ve done honey pork and really enjoying. I’m gonna do your chicken hack by putting it in the fridge. And make some of those easy chicken meals for lunch, I need some better lunch meals. Thanks for the great reviews. I’d like to see a video on all the cooking supplies you use, like the brands and details, Knives, etc
I do something similar to this with your baked chicken thigh recipe but I like what you’ve done here. Sometimes I add some black beans to this for a bit more
Josh I really appreciate all you do. I started following your meal prep recipes at the start of Septbember and I've lost over 20 pounds in 6 weeks largely thanks to your recipes. Thank you!
I made this today. It is delicious! I used chicken breasts instead of thighs. I was careful not to overcook it and was very juicy. Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly and it's perfect! I'll be making this often!
This is my favorite meal prep! I just did it with no rice so I can sub with tortilla or veggies. Very easy and tasty, please keep doing this kind of videos ❤❤❤
Question: shouldnt you also season the vegetables properly in the pan? Or is the marinade from the chicken really enough for a good and strong seasoning? Also: really good and short Video. Recipe seems really simple and easy, and im definetly going to try it out on the weekend.
I prepped this last week for my self and a friend and I have to say, this is probably gonna be my new favorite chicken and rice dish next to the honey sriracha chicken rice bowl. my friend loved it!
This looks top quality. You've saved me a lot of money by giving me the confidence to cook some lunches for work and this one is definitely getting added to the rotation. Probably a silly question, but can garlic powder be used to sub for the garlic cloves?
Fresh garlic will always have the strongest (and best, in my opinion) presence and flavor, but it can definitely be substituted in dishes. Things like pre-jarred, paste, or powder won't have the same bite or intensity but can also save a lot of time if that's what you're looking for.
@@joeycook2373 It's more I don't have the thing you rub the clove on (could easily get) and don't know where you buy garlic cloves (almost certainly available in my supermarket), so laziness basically lol.
@@NerreraFightStories Just chop it, really the biggest factor with garlic is peeling it. If you can get yourself to do that the rest is nothing. And if you really need one of those graters to grate the garlic for whatever reason, the Mrs or your mom might have one at the bathroom closet you could borrow that.
One of the best meal prep vids ive seen. Such great informative advice. The tip about the microwave and weird chicken taste was very helpful. Thanks bro 👍💪
I have a question, if i meal prep Sunday night, would my food still be good Friday afternoon, or would i have to break it up and meal prep again Tuesday night ?
Quick question, is it safe to reheat the rice twice after its cooked (while meal prepping and eating), I was always told you could only reheat rice once. Thanks x
is this able to be frozen? I have had gastric sleeve and can only eat small portions at a time so would end up with twice as many servings. I am new to your channel but making a list of things that I can make and store in freezer
Me losing my mind in satisfaction when I pause after every direction to follow as stupidly accurately as possible and then hear the sweet sound of "so get out five of your meal prep containers"
Great recipe. But is it ok to store food in the black plastic containers ? I’m searching for plastic containers and i love this one, but i wanna know if it save for food and microwave
It depends on where you look I guess. You can find an answer to either way. I personally don’t microwave in the plastic but they are listed as microwave safe
Chicken thighs have more fat on them and this leads to juicer meat. Where as the chicken breast are a leaner cut of meat and would probably dry out when stir fried. Use chicken breast when you cook in the crockpot or when you cook in a casserole dish in the oven.
Thanks for another great clip! Sorry for just poppin' in your face, but, question: For me, keto works best (max 30g ch, 1200kcal) for weightloss, but I'm tired, even hardly can move on bad days, always cold, etc, basically, I'm physically dead. But if I don't go for keto, kcal watch only (same 1200kcal), I lose half the weight or less. How's that? (muscle loss is unlikely, that's something I don't really have anymore). Any ideas? Googled, failed :)
A good amount of weight loss especially at the beginning of low carb diets comes from losing water weight. Your body stores ~3g of water with every gram of carbs so when you deplete your carb stores, you lose the water weight with it. Losing actual tissue takes time, and doing it slowly is best for adherence purposes and future success.
@@TheMealPrepManual oh woops, I didn't know about the carb-water storage but now it makes sense (early in the diet, in the first 1-2 months I'm in and out that small room for "releasing" a crazy amount of "water"). Thank you so much!
Chickens breasts typically dry out more easily, especially when reheated in the microwave. I usually add a little bit of water and cover with a plastic splatter cover so it kind of “steams” it and keeps it from drying out as bad
@@TheMealPrepManual very nice. I feel like I saw a Detroit element in one of your videos. Where do you play? Regionally? I’m in the Detroit area. I used to play a lot but I’m having some health issues. I hope to be back at it this summer 🤷🏻♂️
@josh cortis Isn't this on the low-end calorie wise if I'm eating once day (intermittent fasting, sorta) and working out 3x a week? Wouldn't it be better if I basically combined two meals into one each time (meaning I would need to make more servings)?
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Already prepped this yesterday and have to say it's a real winner. The fajita seasoning is perfect and the meal is cheap and easy.
Glad you enjoyed it 😎
He posted this 6hours ago? Are u saying you made a different recipe or are you lying?
@@coreyjacq it’s been on my website for a while now
@@TheMealPrepManual ah makes sense
Gonna have to try this one
Hi Josh. I love your channels and recipes - they've been a huge help for me personally in the last few months. There is something special about your cadence and delivery, scripting, and editing that I can't quite place my finger on. You've made cooking for myself very approachable and fun and I sing your praises to coworkers that order food every day. I'm looking forward to making this recipe next week - thank you.
That’s amazing, thanks for sharing and the nice words 😎🫡
This is my third time prepping this. Second time I used fajita mix and a fajita sauce marinade. The taste was lack luster. It’s soooooooo much better when you mix the marinade yourself. Also, about 2 lbs of Chicken thighs ended up being 20oz of chicken after trimming fat and cooking. So if you’re trying to have 6oz of chicken a meal I’d recommend 2 packs of 2lbs of chicken thighs.
Stuff like this has been a staple for me this year. Another thing I have been doing to help cut away rice calories is going half and half with finely shredded cabbage. Tends to work pretty well for flavor and texture.
Yeah that’s a good way to do it. Sometimes I’ll do half cauliflower rice too.
Really like shredded cabbage as a carb substitute in stir fry
It's my 2nd day having this meal and I absolutely love it!! A small tip, if it doesn't seem like a lot of food to you at first, drink a good amount of water before eating, and then by the time you've finished the meal, you'll be so full!!
This is a very good rule to follow. I drink a half gallon of filtered water every day within a 16 hour period. This doesn’t include my coffee and tea. Helps me eat less and I actually feel better because water helps with everything.
Yum I'm doing this tomorrow! Easy peasy thanks!
Did anyone see the bit of chicken he picked up at the 3:50ish mark have two eyes and was happy to see us? Just me? Word.
the firecracker beef and brussels honestly changed how i looked at cooking so im really looking forward to making this!
Just in time for meal prep day! I just ate my last serving of your Chicken Dijon Pasta Salad prep yesterday. This one looks amazing. I'll probably sub in 88/12 ground beef since I have some in the freezer that needs used instead of the fresh ingredients I'm getting ready to freeze for long term storage. I only have the confidence to experiment in the kitchen because I started watching your channel and cooking these meal preps. Was never much of a cook, but your channel made it approachable and now I cook most of the meals for the house, both as prep and single meals. So much time saved and it has made it way easier to see progress in my body recomposition journey. Every meal feels like a cheat meal, but are macro friendly. Thanks Josh!
amazing, glad it has been helpful 😎
Made this today, eating it right now. Substituted brown rice for the white, worked fine. Really, really good! Thank you so much, and I'll be back for more.
Thanks - doc says I need to swap to brown rice, glad to know ahead of time that it turns out good :)
Gotta say... if you plan to increase the calorie count on this dish I'd recommend adding corn instead of simply increasing the amount of rice
I never cook because I'm not an amazing chef. I made this and it turned out amazing. The only thing I adjusted was cooking vegetables and such longer since it seemed I had a much smaller pan than you. Everything else worked out well.
My husband made this for us, and portioned it all out in those same containers. This is a seriously delicious dish, thank you for sharing!
also thank goodness for not demonizing white rice!!!!
I just made this and it was delicious. I added 3 jalepenos to give it a little bit more kick. Next time I'll try with boneless thighs instead of tenders. Either way I'll be adding this into my meal prep rotation.
Made this today, I’m in love with your channel, low calorie high protein meals, Asian turkey bowl is one of my favs, but I’ve done honey pork and really enjoying. I’m gonna do your chicken hack by putting it in the fridge. And make some of those easy chicken meals for lunch, I need some better lunch meals. Thanks for the great reviews. I’d like to see a video on all the cooking supplies you use, like the brands and details, Knives, etc
Bro, just made this. It’s sooo good! Shame I ate 5 days worth of meal prep in one go tho…
Ooo have to try out this one this coming weekend...
I watched this this morning and knew that I had to try it for work the next 3 days. One of my favorites from your channel so far.
I do something similar to this with your baked chicken thigh recipe but I like what you’ve done here. Sometimes I add some black beans to this for a bit more
It's awesome to see you listen to the BS pod and disc golf too!
Josh I really appreciate all you do. I started following your meal prep recipes at the start of Septbember and I've lost over 20 pounds in 6 weeks largely thanks to your recipes. Thank you!
Incredible, congratulations 😎
I made this today. It is delicious! I used chicken breasts instead of thighs. I was careful not to overcook it and was very juicy. Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly and it's perfect! I'll be making this often!
That sidearm turnover was clean. I didn't know you were a disc golfer. Thanks for the meal prep video.
I just started playing a couple of months ago. I am addicted
Going to the store for ingredients right now 🔥
Godspeed 🫡
Just made this. Fantastic stuff!
For sure making this next week, looks so good. Thanks Josh!
my man you are a saint for these vids 🙏
This is my favorite meal prep! I just did it with no rice so I can sub with tortilla or veggies. Very easy and tasty, please keep doing this kind of videos ❤❤❤
Done this last night and it tastes great and so easy to do thanks
Made this yesterday, family favorite even when made with veggie strips for my vegetarian brother. Thank you
Can these meal preps be frozen?? Can’t wait to make it !!
Love this channel
My weightloss starts next week after break. Gonna open up with these for lunches
A bit of a dumb question, but what type of rice do you use? Jasmine or long grain rice?
legendary as always my man
Definitely one of my fav. recipes from you!
Happy to hear that 😎
Always great. More bulk foods please!
I do this with quinoa. Tastes great!
Gonna make this one tomorrow!
Cool video, thanks buddy!
Is this mean suitable for freezing?
This is beyond amazing
Looks good I'm gonna try next shop
Big boy meals are the bomb tysm
the chilis slander in this video is uncalled for
Question: shouldnt you also season the vegetables properly in the pan? Or is the marinade from the chicken really enough for a good and strong seasoning?
Also: really good and short Video. Recipe seems really simple and easy, and im definetly going to try it out on the weekend.
GROCERY LIST: 1.) Olive/Avocado Oil 😉
I prepped this last week for my self and a friend and I have to say, this is probably gonna be my new favorite chicken and rice dish next to the honey sriracha chicken rice bowl. my friend loved it!
This looks top quality. You've saved me a lot of money by giving me the confidence to cook some lunches for work and this one is definitely getting added to the rotation.
Probably a silly question, but can garlic powder be used to sub for the garlic cloves?
Certainly
Fresh garlic will always have the strongest (and best, in my opinion) presence and flavor, but it can definitely be substituted in dishes. Things like pre-jarred, paste, or powder won't have the same bite or intensity but can also save a lot of time if that's what you're looking for.
@@joeycook2373 It's more I don't have the thing you rub the clove on (could easily get) and don't know where you buy garlic cloves (almost certainly available in my supermarket), so laziness basically lol.
@@NerreraFightStories Just chop it, really the biggest factor with garlic is peeling it. If you can get yourself to do that the rest is nothing.
And if you really need one of those graters to grate the garlic for whatever reason, the Mrs or your mom might have one at the bathroom closet you could borrow that.
One of the best meal prep vids ive seen. Such great informative advice. The tip about the microwave and weird chicken taste was very helpful. Thanks bro 👍💪
I have a question, if i meal prep Sunday night, would my food still be good Friday afternoon, or would i have to break it up and meal prep again Tuesday night ?
And me who was hesitating on what to make for this week !
Its great. Thanks.
I typically avoid using rice and add more vegetables and meat. It's more filling and less calories but hey that's me.
Just made this recipe 😊delicious
Thats next on my menu...
You are a disc golfer, you sr are a winner 🥇
isnt there a safety issue using old rice and then reheating it during meal prep?
46 minutes is definitely a selling point
I’m at the point in my life where if I have to sacrifice some flavor or technique in order to make things move faster, I’m going to do it ha
I would love to see a healthy pizza mealprep😊
Cooked this for my husband and it was really well liked! Love the recipe and also your explanations along the way :)
thank you
How about adding an egg or two when cooking in the rice?
You could if you wanted
Would you recommend having the chicken cook in an air fryer while cooking the veggies and mixing the rice in to save time?
You could but letting the veggies pick up all the leftover bits in the pan after the chicken helps with flavor
Quick question, is it safe to reheat the rice twice after its cooked (while meal prepping and eating), I was always told you could only reheat rice once. Thanks x
I have been eating leftover rice my entire life and never once had a problem. As long as it’s stored properly you should be ok
@@TheMealPrepManual fantastic thank you! I'm disabled so being able to bulk make meals like this is a big help x
Could you do also a low carb version of meal prep? Or do all the low calorie versions are for cutting fat ?
Btw your videos are the best ❤️
Best
is this able to be frozen? I have had gastric sleeve and can only eat small portions at a time so would end up with twice as many servings. I am new to your channel but making a list of things that I can make and store in freezer
man i literally went shopping when this was uploaded :( this looks damn good, chef
Ha damn it. Thank you
Me losing my mind in satisfaction when I pause after every direction to follow as stupidly accurately as possible and then hear the sweet sound of "so get out five of your meal prep containers"
Hahaha
Great recipe. But is it ok to store food in the black plastic containers ? I’m searching for plastic containers and i love this one, but i wanna know if it save for food and microwave
It depends on where you look I guess. You can find an answer to either way. I personally don’t microwave in the plastic but they are listed as microwave safe
YES LORD
May I ask what else do you eat in a day other than this to maintain your calorie deficit?
Why do you use the counter top burner instead of soing everything on your stove top? Also what knive brand/set to you use?
Answered my own question
Notification squad rolling deep
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Why did you say chicken breasts arent as forgiving as thighs?
Chicken thighs have more fat on them and this leads to juicer meat. Where as the chicken breast are a leaner cut of meat and would probably dry out when stir fried. Use chicken breast when you cook in the crockpot or when you cook in a casserole dish in the oven.
Nice anny forehand!
Thanks for another great clip!
Sorry for just poppin' in your face, but, question: For me, keto works best (max 30g ch, 1200kcal) for weightloss, but I'm tired, even hardly can move on bad days, always cold, etc, basically, I'm physically dead. But if I don't go for keto, kcal watch only (same 1200kcal), I lose half the weight or less. How's that? (muscle loss is unlikely, that's something I don't really have anymore). Any ideas? Googled, failed :)
A good amount of weight loss especially at the beginning of low carb diets comes from losing water weight. Your body stores ~3g of water with every gram of carbs so when you deplete your carb stores, you lose the water weight with it. Losing actual tissue takes time, and doing it slowly is best for adherence purposes and future success.
@@TheMealPrepManual oh woops, I didn't know about the carb-water storage but now it makes sense (early in the diet, in the first 1-2 months I'm in and out that small room for "releasing" a crazy amount of "water"). Thank you so much!
How much does each serving weigh in grams or oz to reach those macros?
How long did you cook the chicken for?
Guys i dont have a microwave oven so do you have any tips for me
How do people deal with having 15+ of these containers in their fridge at all times tho? Might be a dumb question.
Chilli's catching strays out here lol
Hey, I don’t understand why aren’t chicken breasts as forgiving in a meal prep application?
Breast dry out
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Okay maybe a stupid question but how big are the meal prep containers used in this video?
28oz
Is it safe to ate this meal after staying in fridge for 5 days?
i love you gang
nice video :)
what does it mean that chichen breast are less forgiving than chichen thighs in a mealprep application?
Chickens breasts typically dry out more easily, especially when reheated in the microwave. I usually add a little bit of water and cover with a plastic splatter cover so it kind of “steams” it and keeps it from drying out as bad
Does it freeze well?
I wouldn’t freeze it
Please make sure to refrigerate the rice!
How much should evry portion weight after cooking?
I’d like to know as well
Yea i wnna know too
More high calorie bulk prep?
I’m going to try and do one a month. I have to eat all the food I prep and I don’t want to get fat haha
Another good one. Not loosing weight but DR has me on Low Fat Low Sugar (Low Fun) diet so this checks out.
I'd love to watch your other videos - but TH-cam has decided I only get three a day now, because.
Wait what? I haven’t heard of this. Are they restricting watch time now?
why are chicken thighs more forgiving the chicken breasts ???
They are fattier
Don’t see a lot of squash Footage. Do u play?
Yeah probably three times a week
@@TheMealPrepManual very nice. I feel like I saw a Detroit element in one of your videos. Where do you play? Regionally? I’m in the Detroit area. I used to play a lot but I’m having some health issues. I hope to be back at it this summer 🤷🏻♂️
MORE BIG BOY MEALS
Soon. I can’t make those every week or else I’ll get fat haha
Ehrenmann
@josh cortis Isn't this on the low-end calorie wise if I'm eating once day (intermittent fasting, sorta) and working out 3x a week? Wouldn't it be better if I basically combined two meals into one each time (meaning I would need to make more servings)?