Roasted Chicken and Butternut Squash
Roasted Chicken and Butternut Squash
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning mix
- 6 cups butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- Italian seasoning
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
- Tomato, bell pepper, red onion, jalapeno, celery, finely diced to make the salsa
- Chopped fresh cilantro, for the salsa
- Lemon juice, for serving
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat your oven to 425°F. In a salad bowl, toss chicken pieces with the spices and a quick dash of olive oil. Stir to combine; store in the fridge for about 15 to 30 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Arrange diced squash on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer on the same sheet pan, beside squash.
- Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Remove chicken from the sheet pan and set aside. Stir squash and roast them another 5 minutes or so. In the meantime, finish cutting vegetables for the salsa.
- Divide roasted chicken and squash into meal prep containers and top with the veggies salsa. Sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.