Recipes To Get You Through Your Post-Thanksgiving Crash
The Turkey Day hype is over.
Burnt to a crisp in the oven, like your crazy spouse’s apple pie. Who let them bake anyway?
You’re feeling burnt out too. The leftovers are gone and you don’t really feel like cooking.
So, check out these quick and easy recipes to hold you over for this week!
Shredded Chicken Thai Bowl
Ingredients:
Rotisserie chicken (or leftover turkey), shredded
3 cups white or brown rice, cooked
Handful of shredded carrots
Handful of mixed greens
1-2 Tbs peanuts
Thai peanut sauce
Bunch of cilantro
Instructions:
If using chicken, carve rotisserie chicken then shred using your hands or two forks
Cook rice (follow the instructions on the package)
Bottom layer = rice, middle layer = chicken
Add the following ingredients as the top layer, to taste = shredded carrots, mixed greens, peanuts, and cilantro
Drizzle with Thai peanut sauce to taste
Call it a day!
Roasted Everything
Ingredients:
1-2 lbs chicken breast
4 Tbs olive oil
Choice of spice(s)
Brussel sprouts, halved
Broccoli, cut into florets
Sweet potatoes, whole
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Add all of your chicken to one pan, drizzle with 1 Tbs olive oil, cover both sides and add spices
Bake for 20-30 minutes, make sure it’s cooked all the way through
On another pan, spread out your brussel sprouts and broccoli
Add the rest of your oil and add salt and pepper. Bake for 45 minutes
On your last baking pan, add your sweet potatoes and bake for 30-45 minutes
Call it a day!
It’s okay if you don’t feel like creating a four-course meal every night after Thanksgiving. You’re tired! And sick of preparing food for everyone!
We get it. And, don’t let this tough week turn into two and three and four weeks of “Screw it, we’re having takeout again!”
Meal prepping can be as easy as throwing a few things in the oven and letting them do their thing.
You got this!
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