Penne pasta is the centerpiece of this Chicken Penne Meal Prep recipe. Many kinds of pasta are named after the thing they look the most like. This case is no different! Penne pasta is named after ‘penna’ which means ‘pen’ in Italian. This pasta do look like those old-fashioned pens or quills. Penne is usually cooked with meat and tomato sauce but also goes extremely well with lighter meats and veggies like chicken and asparagus.
Speaking of lighter meats, this recipe is lighter on your waist. We made this ingredient list with a lighter pasta that also delivers the protein by being made from chickpeas instead of the traditional wheat flour. The chickpea, or garbanzo bean, has fiber and protein as well as carbohydrates, optimizing this meal prep recipe for your weight and fitness goals. Drop in the asparagus, shallots, and pistachios and you have a well-rounded, highly nutritious meal!
Your Chicken Penne Meal Prep is great in the fridge for up to 3-4 days which is just right if you eat one portion or more per day.
Absolutely! This is a perfect meal prep recipe for the freezer if you want to store your Chicken Penne Meal Prep for 2-3 months. Go on and space them out while experimenting with other pasta-rich, or pasta-free lunches and dinners you make yourself.
This dish takes just 5 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook for four portions of 620kcal Chicken Penne Meal Prep - with Asparagus and Pistachios! There are three fundamental steps. First, cook the chicken. Second, sauté the vegetables. Third, add butter to the pasta and then add all the rest. We love it at MPOF when a meal prep recipe has bite-sized instructions!
Portion the cooked Chichen Penne Meal Prep into four equal servings with four single-compartment meal prep containers. If you’re more of a stay-at-home meal-prepper, enjoy glass containers which are a better long-term investment.
Original recipe via Meal Prep Mondays
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