#6: Chicken Breast & Salad
This is a high-protein meal, great for a post-workout, especially if taken along with some fruit. Going for the breast of the chicken will keep it as low in saturated fat as possible.
Estimated meal price: €3.96
Below find instructions and ingredients for a recipe that falls part of a three meal a day plan for a person consuming 2,000 calories per day (that means each meal is roughly 650 calories).
Instructions
Place a 200g of pasture-raised chicken breast (€1.56) on a foil sheet and baste with 10g Biona green pesto (€0.39). Season with salt and pepper and grill for 8 minutes each side.
In a bowl, place 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil (€0.10), 1 tsp vinegar (€0.05), 50g diced onion (€0.07), 50g diced carrots (€0.07), 50g fava beans (€0.15) and 100g cherry tomatoes (€0.33) and sprinkle with salt, pepper, chopped garlic and mixed Italian herbs. Mix thoroughly.
When the chicken is done, assemble everything on a plate atop 50g serving of lettuce (€0.56) You can even have 1 red apple (180g; €0.68) for dessert.
Nutritional Information
626 calories:
68g protein
34g carbohydrates
19g fat
