Description
These Hot Honey Chicken Bowls are a delicious and easy-to-make meal featuring tender chicken coated in a sweet and spicy sauce, served over rice with a variety of colorful and nutritious toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
For the chicken:
- 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For the bowls:
- 1 cup cooked rice (white, brown, or cauliflower)
- 1 cup steamed or roasted broccoli
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup sliced cucumbers
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
For the hot honey sauce:
- â…“ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (like sriracha or Frank’s Red Hot)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: Toss the chicken with cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the chicken: Cook seasoned chicken in olive oil until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make the hot honey sauce: Combine honey, hot sauce, vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
- Coat the chicken: Pour the hot honey sauce over cooked chicken and simmer briefly.
- Assemble the bowls: Layer rice, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, and top with hot honey chicken. Garnish with green onions.
Notes
- Adjust spice level to taste.
- Customize with avocado, pickled onions, or ranch.
- Perfect for meal prep.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
