Winter Medley Bowl

Happy Saturday, friends! Life has been the best kind of crazy-- working, wedding planning,  gift shopping + present wrapping, squeezing in workouts with the fiancé (if you haven't checked out Orange Theory Fitness, it's our new obsession), and of course fitting in some meal prep.. Luckily for me, myself + seven coworkers have decided to {try} to stay healthy and tackle this busy season together by joining forces for lunch prep. Each person brings a healthy lunch for the group of eight once every two weeks. That way, everyone has lunch each day Monday-Thursday, but each of us only has to food prep one time during the two week span. I know, it sounds weird and crazy and none of us thought it would work either, but we just finished week one and it was huge success! I absolutely loved expanding my pallet and trying veggies, spices, and marinades that I don't typically prepare, and it was so sweet to get to provide and share lunch with friends. I'm excited to share with you guys the Winter Medley Bowl I made during my prep day this week! This dish is full of in-season fruits, veggies, and seeds and kept me full all afternoon.

Ingredients:
2 lbs of Trader Joe's all natural chicken breast
1 cup of Trader Joe's organic tri colored quinoa
1 large butternut squash
1 cup pumpkin seeds (or desired amount)
1 cup sliced almonds (or desired amount)
1 container of Trader Joe's fresh pomegranate seeds
1 cup cranberries (dried or fresh)
1 small package of feta
1 cup water
1 stalk of Trader Joe's trimmed leeks, sliced
Parsley (as desired)
Balsamic vinegar (as desired)
Salt and pepper (as desired)

Directions:
1. Place chicken in crock pot and cook for 4 hours on high with a cup of water (or chicken broth if you have it on hand). Season with salt and pepper.
2. Dice up the butternut squash and cook on 400 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until browned.
3. Cook quinoa and set aside. For directions on how to cook quinoa, click here.
4. Once fully cooked, shred the chicken and set aside.
5. Chop the scallions and parsley.
6. Combine all ingredients and enjoy!

*Note: if you want all ingredients to be evenly distributed across all servings, I'd suggest getting eight containers and adding each ingredient to the container individually as nuts and seeds specifically tend to fall to the bottom.

Hope you all enjoy this holiday season!

LD