Honey BBQ Chicken Bowl

Affordable and healthy Sweetgreen-style meal with 48G protein.

Is it just me or are the healthy food places getting REALLY expensive? Whenever I get tired of eating at home, I usually eat at a place like Chipotle, Sweetgreen, or True Food Kitchen.

They’ve been decent alternatives to cooking myself, but lately, I feel like I’m spending expensive restaurant money on average food. Order an entree and you’re going to drop $20 bucks easily, which is insane. Here’s the subtotal for my last True Food Kitchen order:

Personally, I don’t think healthy eating or a turkey burger should be this expensive but the reality is that it is. I’ve been forced to make a choice between my budget and laziness. I’ll indulge just like everyone else but make anything at home that I can to save money.

That brings us to this copycat Sweetgreen Bowl. A combo of blackened chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, quinoa, and a kale salad. Super easy to make, very healthy, cheap, and of course high in protein.

It’s a great way to get in your vegetables, protein, and fiber in all at once without compromising on flavor. Total calories and macros are at the bottom. Now, let’s dive into the recipe!

Makes 4-5 Servings

48G Protein Per Serving | 596 Calories | 40 Minutes

RECIPE

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Ingredient List

Blackened Chicken

• 4 chicken breasts

• 1 tbsp paprika

• 1 tsp thyme

• 1/2 tsp oregano

• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1/2 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp salt

• Avocado oil spray

Bowl Components

• 3 lbs sweet potatoes

• 16 oz quinoa

• 1 kale salad mix bag

• 3 tbsp light mayo

• 3 tbsp sugar-free bbq sauce

• 1 tsp mustard

• 1 tbsp honey

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Cooking Instructions

Make Bowl Components 🐣

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Chop the sweet potatoes into cubes.

2. Add to a baking sheet and spray generously with avocado oil.

3. Season with salt and pepper then add to the oven. Roast for 30 minutes.

4. Cook quinoa according to the package instructions and keep warm.

Cook Blackened Chicken 🐓

5. Mix all the spices under the blackened chicken list in a bowl.

6. Flatten chicken breasts with a mallet or pot.

7. Spray each chicken breast lightly with avocado oil spray.

8. Add chicken to a pan preheated over medium heat.

9. Brown on both sides for 3 minutes or until the chicken reaches 160 degrees. Set aside and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes.

Assemble Bowl 🥣

10. Mix together the light mayo, bbq sauce, mustard, and honey in a bowl.

11. Chop the blackened chicken into cubes and add it to one corner of the bowl.

12. Add the roasted sweet potatoes, quinoa, and kale salad mix in the remaining corners.

13. Spoon the honey bbq sauce over top and enjoy!

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Before you go, check out the pita pizza recipe I released last week. See you next week!

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Eat Well,

Marcus Matkins