Low Carb Almond Chicken Meal Prep
How to Make It
Step 1
Dice the chicken thighs into a 1” dice and place it into a mixing bowl with 1 tbsp soy sauce and 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine. Mix well to combine. Set aside while you chop the vegetables.
Step 2
Peel the carrots and cut them on a rolling bias into 1 ½” pieces. Wash and chop the cauliflower into florets (removing the stem and leaves). Wash and slice the celery on a bias into long strips. Dice the white onion. Mince the garlic and ginger together well.
Step 3
To make the stir fry sauce, combine the remaining soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, xanthan gum, and sesame seed oil. The xanthan may not mix well into the mixture, but it will dissolve during the heating process.
Step 4
Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add in the avocado oil and swirl the pan to coat. Add in the diced onion, garlic, and ginger. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Step 5
Add in the chicken and cook until no longer pink. Please cook the chicken on the highest heat possible to achieve nice coloration and water evaporation.
Step 6
Find the largest piece of diced chicken and check its inside to make sure it is no longer pink on the inside. Set the chicken aside in a clean bowl once cooked completely. The chicken will continue to cook in the bowl, but this is ok.
Step 7
To the same pan, add another tablespoon of avocado oil. Add in the carrots and celery and cook for one minute. You want to cook the vegetables just enough they are starting to soften, but are still very crunchy.
Step 8
Then add in the cauliflower. Add ⅓ of the prepared sauce. Stir the mixture frequently to prevent burning and to help cook the vegetables.
Step 9
Once the vegetables are cooked but still crunchy, add the chicken in along with the remaining sauce.
Step 10
Toss in the almonds. Cook until everything is hot and the sauce is glazing the stir fry. Divide the cauliflower rice among the meal prep containers and divide the almond chicken too.
Ingredients
- Carrots, raw – 4 oz
- Cauliflower – 12 oz
- Celery – 10 oz
- Onion – 1 small
- Garlic – 3 clove
- Ginger – 2 tbsp
- Chicken Dark Meat Thigh Only Enhanced Raw – 3 lb
- Tamari sauce – 1 tbsp
- Shaoxing Rice Wine – 2 tbsp
- Tamari sauce – 1 tbsp
- Shaoxing Rice Wine – 2 tbsp
- Baking Aids Xanthan Gum – 2 tsp
- Sesame oil – 1 tsp
- Avocado oil – 2 tbsp
- Almonds – 0.5 cup
- Cauliflower – 12 oz