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Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken {GF, Low Cal}

Published: May 19, 2018 · Modified: May 1, 2022 by Megan

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Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

I have no idea how I ever lived without my Instant Pot. I can throw together the quickest and what seems like difficult meals in under 30 minutes.

The options feel endless now when it comes to dinner time. Our weekends have been busier and with summer travel coming up, I know meal prep will be a challenge.

That's why I keep basic foods like chicken, fish, brown rice, rice noodles, frozen veggies, etc. on hand for quick and easy, throw together meals.

That way if I'm in a pinch, I can grab my Instant Pot and make a healthy meal without a lot of planning or obsessing.

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

This Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken has been one of our favorite throw together meals as of lately. This one is made lighter and healthier than the traditional version.

Unlike other General TSO's Chicken recipes, this one has no added starch to bread the chicken. I personally love a thick sauce paired tender, juicy chicken {and it's less calories and carbs} so that's what I went with!

I used coconut flour to thicken the sauce. It's lower in carbs and calories and makes a great thickener because it naturally absorbs liquids.

Then I added molasses to sweeten the deal. Molasses is such a delicious sweetener {and loaded with iron} that doesn't get enough recipe attention.

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

I paired my Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken with brown rice noodles and roasted zucchini and broccoli. This meal prep was for the guy and I knew I could get him to eat healthier if I threw noodles in the boxes.

For a lower carb meal, sub the noodles with zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, carrot noodles, cauliflower or broccoli rice. Brown rice is always a good choice too!

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

No Instant Pot? No problem! I added a stovetop option in the recipe instructions in case you're not quite ready to take the plunge into the Instant Pot world. I'm excited for you to try the recipe. It's a good one!

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken

Megan Olson
Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 362 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 cups red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 green onions diced

For the Sauce:

  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger minced
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos or Gluten Free soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Gluten Free Hoisin sauce omit for Paleo
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon chili paste
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flour

For the Rest of the Meal Prep:

  • 4 cups broccoli roasted with salt & pepper
  • 1 cup zucchini roasted with salt & pepper
  • 2 cups brown rice pasta gluten free

Instructions
 

  • Place the chopped chicken in the Instant Pot with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper then turn it to sauté. Sauté the chicken until browned about 8-10 minutes. See notes below for making on the stovetop.
  • While the chicken cooks, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and add the red bell pepper.
  • Cover the Instant Pot, set to steam or pressure cook and turn the valve to sealing. Set it to cook 8 minutes. 
  • After 8 minutes, carefully move the valve to release to release the steam. Remove the lid after the steam has stopped coming out of the pot.
  • Divide the meal into 4 meal prep containers and pair with roasted broccoli, zucchini and cooked brown rice spaghetti and add diced green onions on top. Each meal prep is about 1 cup of the chicken mixture, 1/2 cup pasta, 1/4 cup zucchini and 3/4 cup broccoli. 

Notes

  • To make on the stovetop, add the chicken to a sauté pan with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Bring to a medium heat and cook until the chicken browns. Add the sauce and bell pepper then cover for about 20 minutes until the sauce is bubbly and the bell pepper softens. 
  • For a lower carb meal, pair this meal prep with brown rice, cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash.
  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 30gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 654mgPotassium: 954mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 3841IUVitamin C: 114mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 3mg
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Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This Paleo version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie

Meal Prep General TSO's Chicken! This version is made easy in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. Topped with a healthier, starch-free sauce that's delicious and packed with wholesome ingredients. Serve with brown rice pasta for a lighter, healthier homemade version of your favorite takeout! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Brittany says

    April 30, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    I know it's been ages since the other comment was left here but the 2nd ingredient on the list is riced broccoli. Was that a mistake?

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    • Megan says

      May 01, 2022 at 7:28 am

      Yes, thank you for the catch. I've updated it now!

      Reply
  2. Layla says

    April 02, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    When do you add the riced broccoli?

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    • Megan says

      April 02, 2019 at 12:45 pm

      There's no riced broccoli in the recipe. Are you trying to swap the noodles for riced broccoli?

      Reply

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