A thread · 20 notes · Short-Order Kitchen
Bowls, salads and wraps.
Lunches that come together in one bowl or one tortilla, most of them built on leftover chicken.
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BLT Chicken Salad Wrap
Canned chicken, Greek yogurt, bacon bits and cherry tomatoes rolled into a low-calorie wrap with lettuce and a little cheese. Ten minutes, no stove.
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Cheeseburger Salad
A lean burger patty with melted cheese on a pile of greens, with pickles, onion, tomato, and mustard and ketchup standing in for dressing.
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Chicken Greek Salad
Romaine, cucumber, peppers and red onion with cooked chicken, feta and olives, tossed in a zero-calorie dressing that gets a spoonful of Greek herbs mixed in.
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Chicken Parmesan Bowl
Crispy frozen chicken nuggets cut up and stirred into warm pasta sauce and cottage cheese, then topped with mozzarella and Parmesan. Chicken parm in fifteen minutes.
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Greek Power Bowls
Sliced chicken, chopped vegetables, feta, olives and a scoop of hummus in one bowl, with a warm pita on the side for scooping.
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High-Protein Caesar Salad Wraps
Cooked chicken tossed with light Caesar dressing, Parmesan, lemon and crushed croutons, then rolled into four tortillas with a big romaine leaf in each.
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High-Protein Macaroni Salad
Protein pasta elbows with celery, red onion, peppers and broccoli in a zero-calorie ranch or Italian dressing, with tuna, chicken or eggs stirred in if you want more protein.
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High-Protein Mexican Chicken Salad
A shredded rotisserie chicken with black beans, corn, red pepper, cilantro and avocado, tossed in a chili-lime Greek yogurt sauce. Eat it with chips, in a wrap or in lettuce cups.
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One-Pan Burrito Bowl
Chicken or steak browned with onion, then simmered with black beans, diced tomatoes and taco seasoning and melted under cheese, all in one skillet.
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Pizza Bowl with Garlic Bread
Seasoned lean ground meat and peppers in pizza sauce, layered with mozzarella and turkey pepperoni in a small dish and broiled until bubbly, with a hot dog bun turned into garlic bread.
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Thai-Style Chicken Cabbage Salad
Shredded cabbage, carrot, mango, red pepper and green onion with plenty of cooked chicken, tossed in a peanut dressing made with coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil and lime.
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Buffalo Chicken Wraps
Shredded chicken in a creamy buffalo-ranch sauce made from cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, rolled into a low-carb tortilla and seared in a hot pan until crisp.
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Cheeseburger Quesadillas
Lean ground beef, melted cheddar and dill pickles folded into tortillas and pan-fried crisp, with a mayo-ketchup-relish special sauce for dipping.
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Chicken Club Lettuce Wraps
A chicken club sandwich without the bread. Chicken or turkey, crisp turkey bacon, tomato and avocado with a smear of light mayo, all in big lettuce leaves.
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Sheet Pan Quesadilla
Eight tortillas, two cups of cheese, chicken and sautéed peppers and onions layered on a sheet pan and baked into one giant quesadilla you cut into squares.
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Spinach Feta Wraps
Wilted spinach, light cream cheese, sundried tomatoes and feta rolled up with a thin sheet of cooked egg whites, then crisped in the air fryer or a pan.
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Caesar Pasta Salad
Chickpea rotini, chicken and chopped romaine tossed in a quick Caesar dressing made from Greek yogurt, a Caesar seasoning packet and lemon.
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Chicken Pasta Salad
A single serving of chickpea pasta with chicken, mini cucumber and cherry tomatoes in light Italian dressing, finished with a little Parmesan.
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No-Cook Grazing Dinner Plate
Cooked chicken or turkey, cheese, a pita, hummus and a pile of raw vegetables arranged on one plate. Dinner without turning anything on.
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BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza
A low-carb wrap par-baked until crisp, then topped with BBQ sauce, shredded chicken, mozzarella and red onion and baked until bubbly. A personal pizza in about twenty minutes.