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Mediterranean Chickpea Power Box

Name: Mediterranean Chickpea Power Box
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ packages (8 oz) Seitan; 3 cups cooked quinoa, or couscous; 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 ½ tsp dried oregano; 1 large cucumber, diced; 1 ½ pints cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ small red onion, finely diced; ⅓ cup kalamata olives, halved; ⅓ cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1 cup hummus

Lemon-oregano seitan and chickpeas, a chopped cucumber-tomato salad, olives, and a big scoop of hummus. There's barely any cooking, and every bite tastes like vacation.

Hands-on: 25 min
Hands-off: None
Total: 25 min
Dishes: 2

37gprotein560cal60gcarbs21gfatper serving · $4.90

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Ingredients

How many days are you prepping?

Best within 4 days, so 3 or 4 boxes is the sweet spot.

Your protein

Seitan

1 ½ packages (8 oz) · as written

37 g protein · 560 cal

per serving

Use two, like half tofu and half chickpeas, or finish a package and make up the rest.

Prep: Slice thin against the grain and sear hard for chew.

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Base

Lemon oregano marinade

Chopped salad

To pack

Method

1
Slice the seitan into bite-size pieces. Sear in half the oil over medium-high with the garlic and oregano until golden, then squeeze in half the lemon.
2
Toss the chickpeas in the same pan for 2 minutes to warm and pick up the flavor.
3
Toss the cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives and parsley with the rest of the oil, lemon and a pinch of salt.
4
Divide the quinoa between 4 boxes. Add the seitan, chickpeas and salad, and a quarter cup of hummus to each.

Storage

Keeps 4 days in the fridge. If you're prepping for 5 days, keep the chopped salad in a separate container so it stays crisp. Not a freezer box.

Good to know

Eat it cold, straight from the fridge. It's designed that way.

Nutrition

per serving

Calories: 560
Protein: 37g
Carbs: 60g
Fat: 21g
Fiber: 14g
Sodium: 950mg

Contains glutenContains sesameSoy-freePeanut-free

Calculated from ingredient reference data. Brand labels vary.

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