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Healthy Postpartum Meal Prep: Chicken, Spinach, and Rice Casserole

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Chicken, Spinach and Rice Casserole

SERVES 4-6

Ingredients

Ingredients for a high-protein chicken, rice, spinach, and cottage cheese casserole arranged on a wooden cutting board, including chicken, rice, fresh spinach, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, and chicken broth.
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, diced
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 2 cups of chicken broth, 1 3/4 cups for rice and 1/4 cup to blend with cottage cheese
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups spinach
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp thyme

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Add 1 cup uncooked rice to 1 3/4 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil, set heat to low and cover, cook for 15 minutes (follow instructions on whatever bag of rice you are using).
  3. Brown chicken thighs and onion until mostly cooked in greased cast iron skillet.Chicken thighs and onions browning in a cast iron skillet with garlic and herbs while preparing a high-protein chicken, rice, spinach, and cottage cheese casserole for meal prep and freezer meals.
  4. Add garlic and dry seasonings to pan, saute for an additional minute. Remove from pan and pour into greased 8x8 inch baking dish.
  5. Add spinach to cast iron pan and cook on medium until wilted.Fresh spinach and grape tomatoes sautéing in a cast iron skillet while preparing a high-protein chicken, rice, spinach, and cottage cheese casserole for meal prep and freezer meals.
  6. Add tomatoes and saute for an additional two minutes. Remove from pan and pour into baking dish.
  7. Add rice to baking dish.
  8. Blend cottage cheese with 2 tbsp chicken broth until smooth then pour over mixture in baking dish.
  9. Mix everything together thoroughly and smooth top. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
  10. Bake 350 for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and browning.Creamy baked chicken, rice, spinach, and cottage cheese casserole topped with melted Parmesan cheese, a high-protein freezer meal perfect for postpartum recovery and healthy family dinners.
  11. Allow 15 minutes to cool.
  12. Enjoy!