32 + Chicken Breast Meal Prep Recipes (2024)

FAQs

How many chicken breasts for meal prep? ›

How Much Chicken. First, decide how much chicken you'll need for the week. If you're cooking for you and maybe one other person, about 3-4 pounds of chicken breast fillets should do the trick. If you have a larger family or want more leftovers, aim for 6-8 pounds.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that cooked chicken can last three to four days in the refrigerator, if stored at 40°F or less. 1 And that goes for any type of cooked chicken—store-bought, homemade, or restaurant leftovers.

As a general rule when meal prepping chicken try to have at least 2 or 3 days worth of meals for lunch ready to go. For dinner take out two nights worth to defrost so you have something ready.

For each adult, count on having about 4 to 5 ounces of cooked chicken, 10 ounces of uncooked boneless chicken breasts will yield approximately 6 1/2 ounces cooked, while 10 ounces of uncooked boneless chicken thighs will yield about 5 ounces cooked.

Chicken is one of the best meats for meal prep because it's inexpensive and lasts for up to four days in the fridge after you've cooked it, so we're here to make sure that when it comes to chicken, your prep is perfect.

The number of chicken breasts a person should eat in a day depends on their protein needs, body weight, and overall diet. Recommended Protein Intake: Aim for 0.8 to 1.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight daily. Chicken Breast Protein: One chicken breast typically provides around 25 to 30 grams of protein.

Package your chicken in an airtight container. Place containers in the fridge for use later that week or pop them in the freezer for long-term storage. Reheat chicken for a super quick and easy chicken dinner!

From a food safety perspective, raw chicken in the fridge has a short shelf life and is best if used within one to two days of purchase, regardless of the "best if used by date."

Yes, you can freeze almost any kind of cooked chicken! Whether it's roasted, grilled, poached, or sautéed, as long as it's cooked thoroughly, you can preserve its flavour in the freezer. You can freeze the whole bird – chicken thighs, breasts, wings and drumsticks.

How to reheat chicken so it's not rubbery? ›

cover with aluminum foil. bake on 350 for about 15 minutes, flipping halfway through. this is my favorite way to reheat chicken. yes, it takes a little longer, but it is so juicy, so delicious.

Divvy chicken into storage containers that each hold one recipe's worth. Fill your freezer with prepped, cooked chicken that Future You will turn into easy dinners. Defrost as needed to make a whole lot of recipes. Marvel at how your life is about 1000x easier.

Typically I'd use 4 oz of boneless breast meat per person. 5 to 6 if using boneless thighs. Or you can stretch it out by doing something like chicken pinakbet. There you can use a lot of vegetables to bulk it up, then you can use 2 to 3 oz per person.

Each chicken breast serves approximately 1 person. For 30 people, you would need about 30 chicken breasts.

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) Healthy U.S.-Style Eating Pattern recommends the average person eat 26 ounces of poultry (including chicken) per week. Per day, this would be roughly the same as eating 3.5 ounces of chicken breast.

Eating two chicken breasts can be a part of a healthy diet, but whether it's healthy for you depends on various factors, including your overall dietary choices, portion sizes, and individual nutritional needs.

For a main course, you generally need about 1/2 to 2/3 pound of chicken per person. So, for 125 people, you might need around 62.5 to 83.3 pounds of chicken, depending on the other dishes you're serving and individual preferences.

When cooking something like steak, turkey or pork, where meat is the main dish of the meal and paired with a few side dishes, we recommend about 1/2 pound (eight ounces) per person, or up to 3/4 (12 ounces) pound for bigger appetites and those who love leftovers.

The basic portion sizes that we want to aim for are this: 4 oz of protein, 1/2 cup of grains and 2 cups of veggies per meal. I use containers that hold 3 cups of food. My containers always contain around 2 cups of veggies, 1/2 cup of protein and 1/2 cup of grains — and that's enough for ME, a 5'3” woman.