Meal Prep Firecracker Ground Chicken
Meal Prep Firecracker Ground Chicken is ground chicken cooked in avocado oil and simmered in a sweet, tangy, spicy sauce, then spooned over cauliflower rice in four meal prep containers. The sauce is monk fruit sweetener, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, chili oil, and coconut aminos, and the whole batch takes about 25 minutes.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 265kcal
Ingredients
- 20 oz 2 bags frozen steamable cauliflower rice
- ⅓ cup 64g Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener
- 3 tbsp 45mL hot sauce
- 2 tbsp 30mL apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp 15mL chili oil
- 1 tbsp 15mL coconut aminos
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
Optional Garnishes (Not Included In Nutrition Information):
- 1 tbsp finely chopped green onions
- 1 ½ tsp plain sesame seeds or black sesame seeds
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
Instructions
- Cook cauliflower rice in microwave according to bag instructions.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together monk fruit sweetener, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, chili oil, coconut aminos, and spices until well-combined. Set aside.
- In a pan over medium heat, heat avocado oil. Once hot, add ground chicken and cook until chicken has cooked through. Stir in prepared sauce and allow sauce to simmer for 1-2 minutes to thicken.
- Spoon steamed cauliflower rice into meal prep containers then spoon on ground chicken. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Optionally, sprinkle on additional salt and pepper, based on your taste preferences.
- Allow ingredients to cool before closing containers with a lid. Transfer to refrigerator. When ready to eat, microwave until warmed throughout, about 1-2 minute(s), depending on wattage of microwave.
Notes
Where To Purchase Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener: I purchase mine from Lakanto and have it delivered.
Serving Size: The recipe, as written, yields 4 servings, and 1 serving is one meal prep container with about 4 oz chicken and about 5 oz cauliflower rice.
Carbohydrates: About 16 grams of the 24.5 grams of carbohydrates per serving come from the golden monk fruit sweetener.
Refrigerator
Storage: Let the chicken and cauliflower rice cool before you put the lids on, then refrigerate the containers for up to 4 days.
Freezer
Storage: I do not recommend freezing this recipe. Cauliflower rice gives off a lot of water as it thaws and goes soft under the chicken.
Reheating: Microwave one container until warmed throughout, about 1 to 2 minutes depending on the wattage of your microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.5g | Protein: 23.1g | Fat: 16.2g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Sodium: 810.6mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 4.2g