Classic bodybuilding meal – chicken breast, brown rice, broccoli.
Problem
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tastes bland
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outside protein and carbohydrates, not a very nutritionally dense meal – especially to be having several times a day
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time-consuming to prepare each day
Solution – slow cooker stew!
Simply throw the following ingredients into a slow cooker together, turn on, go to work or just go about your daily business, come home and voilà – super tasty muscle-building meal with a lot more nutrients than just chicken, rice and broccoli. Plus, it only takes a few minutes to prepare – and you’ve got meals for a few days!
Ingredients:
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500g or 1 kg of diced meat (depending on how many you are trying to feed or how many meals you want to prepare in advance)
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500g chopped carrots
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1kg potatoes – roughly chopped (sweet potato okay too)
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2 chopped red or white onions (whichever is your favourite) – best frying onions first for a couple of minutes before adding
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Optional – add any other vegetables or ingredients you have lying around and think would taste nice
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1 litre of beef or vegetable stock
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Season to your liking (salt, pepper, garlic, hot sauce – pretty much anything you want – experiment!)
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Optional – tin of chopped tomatoes (if you feel like you need more liquid)
Leave on low for 8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours
Vegetarian/vegan alternative – if you don’t eat meat or are looking to cut down on your meat consumption, replace the meat with a couple of tins of kidney beans and a tin of lentils for a big protein hit and also a healthy dose of fibre to go with the veggies.
Give this recipe a try and let me know of any things you’ve done to make your stew your own.
Peace
MB x