Description
Enjoy a flavorful and satisfying meal with this Sweet Chili Chicken Bowl topped with a luscious Coconut Lime Drizzle. Tender chicken bites are coated in a sweet chili sauce and served over rice with vibrant veggies, all drizzled with a creamy coconut lime sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Sweet Chili Chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
For the Bowl:
- 2 cups cooked jasmine or basmati rice
- 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
- 1 cup julienned carrots
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
For the Coconut Lime Drizzle:
- ½ cup canned coconut milk (full-fat)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Sweet Chili Chicken: In a bowl, combine sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Season chicken with garlic powder and salt. Cook chicken in olive oil until golden. Pour in sauce and simmer.
- Coconut Lime Drizzle: Whisk together coconut milk, lime juice, honey, ginger, and salt.
- Assembly: Divide rice into bowls. Top with chicken, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, and avocado. Drizzle with coconut lime sauce and cilantro. Serve.
Notes
- For a lower-carb option, use cauliflower rice.
- Add chopped peanuts or cashews for extra crunch.
- The coconut lime drizzle doubles as a tasty dipping sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 95mg