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5 work lunches from one rotisserie chicken

One $5–8 chicken, one planned grocery run, five lunches that don't taste like the same lunch.

  • 5 meals
  • ~$42 groceries
  • 25 min prep
  • 40g protein avg

Give me these 14 groceries

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The week

  1. Chicken Caesar Wrap BoxMon

    Chicken Caesar Wrap Box

    Chicken tossed with half the Caesar kit, rolled tight in a tortilla; the rest of the kit on the side.

    chicken · Caesar salad kit · tortilla

    ~38g proteinFull recipe →
  2. Pesto Chicken Pasta SaladTue

    Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad

    Cold pasta with pesto chicken and halved tomatoes.

    chicken · pasta · pesto · cherry tomatoes

    ~36g proteinFull recipe →
  3. Buffalo Chicken Cottage Cheese BowlWed

    Buffalo Chicken Cottage Cheese Bowl

    Buffalo chicken over rice with a scoop of cottage cheese and sliced celery for crunch.

    chicken · buffalo sauce · cottage cheese · celery · rice

    ~46g proteinFull recipe →
  4. BBQ Chicken Quesadilla BoxThu

    BBQ Chicken Quesadilla Box

    BBQ chicken and cheddar quesadilla, cut into wedges, with celery sticks.

    chicken · BBQ sauce · tortilla · cheddar

    ~42g proteinFull recipe →
  5. Chicken Taco Rice BowlFri

    Chicken Taco Rice Bowl

    Rice, black beans, chicken, salsa and cheddar. Microwave 90 seconds.

    chicken · rice · black beans · salsa · cheddar

    ~37g proteinFull recipe →

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From the pantry: salt, pepper

Sunday prep · 25 min

  1. Pull all the meat off the chicken while it's warm; expect about 4 cups. Split into five piles.
  2. Cook the pasta and a pot of rice. Toss one pile of chicken with pesto and the pasta.
  3. Toss one pile with buffalo sauce and another with BBQ sauce.
  4. Make the quesadillas the night before and toast them in a dry pan 2 minutes a side.

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Protein per meal is an estimate from standard nutrition data; check your labels. Grocery cost is a rough US estimate before tax, and changes by store.

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