Southwest Chicken Grain Bowl

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

grilled chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is a convenient and budget-friendly protein.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: guacamole dip

Mashed peas can mimic the creaminess at a lower cost.

Cook chicken in advance, seasoned heavily and blackened, then slice it up.

Heat up leftover brown rice in the microwave.

Chop up red bell pepper and avocado.

Drain black beans and prepare to drizzle dressing over them.

Get frozen corn from the freezer and microwave it with a sprinkle of coriander and a crumble of queso fresco.

Prepare ranch dressing by mixing 40 grams of mayonnaise with hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and a tiny amount of Mexican oregano.

Squeeze lime juice into the dressing, about three squeezes.

Assemble the bowl by spritzing lime juice over the rice, placing chicken in the center, and arranging black beans, corn, red pepper, and avocado around it.

Drizzle the ranch dressing generously over the assembled bowl.

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