Description
This Macro Friendly BBQ Ranch Chicken Bowl is a protein-packed, delicious meal perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner. With juicy grilled chicken, creamy cottage cheese, zesty ranch dressing, tangy BBQ sauce, and a sprinkle of reduced-fat cheddar cheese, this bowl is a flavor explosion!
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 Just Bare (or similar) chicken filet
Cottage Cheese Layer:
- ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese (Good Culture brand recommended)
Flavorings:
- 2 tbsp Ranch dressing (Bolthouse Farms recommended)
- 2 tbsp BBQ sauce (G.Hughes recommended)
- 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese, reduced fat
Instructions
- Cook the Chicken: Grill, bake, or pan-fry the chicken filet until fully cooked, reaching an internal temperature of 165°F (about 6-8 minutes per side depending on thickness).
- Prepare the Bowl: While the chicken is cooking, scoop ½ cup of low-fat cottage cheese into your bowl.
- Assemble the Bowl: Once the chicken is cooked, slice it and add it on top of the cottage cheese. Drizzle the ranch dressing and BBQ sauce over the chicken.
- Finish the Bowl: Sprinkle the shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese on top for an added burst of flavor.
- Serve: Serve immediately, or refrigerate for meal prep for the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilling, Baking, Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: BBQ Ranch Chicken Bowl, Protein Bowl, Macro Friendly Meal
