Honey garlic chicken rice bowls with brown rice and steamed broccoli are simple and full of flavor. Drizzle extra sauce over your entire plate and be ready to dig in!
We are recovering from some winter colds at my house... I seem to have dodged the bullet but it'll be a few more days until I'm really in the clear.
Seems to be going around - I know so many people who are laid up right now. Y'all stay healthy!
I'm glad everyone's feeling better though because tomorrow night is the daddy daughter dance at my daughter's school. It's such a sweet little date night for her and my husband.
But before I get all teary, let's move on to the food today!
I’m not gonna lie, today’s recipe is kind-of a cop out.
I’m pretty much just showing you what I love to do with either serving the main dish or using leftovers when I make my 15-minute honey garlic chicken or slow cooker honey garlic chicken, which I shared last week.
We love both versions — and so do you! — because that sauce is so darn addictive. You’re going to want to drink it with a spoon and put it on everything on your plate.
Which is why I love making these bowls.
You add your honey garlic chicken, your rice and your broccoli and then you drizzle, drizzle, drizzle away with that sauce to get everything coated and scrumptious.
So, yeah, that’s pretty much it.
And while this is more of an “assembly” type of meal than a real recipe, I do have lots of substitutions and ideas for you so you can change it up and make it your very own.
(I’m trying so hard not to make it a total cop-out post!)
Notes on honey garlic chicken rice bowls:
- I use steamed brown rice, but you could substitute regular white rice here if that’s what your family likes.
- You could also go low-carb and use my easy cauliflower rice instead of regular rice.
- Broccoli is my favorite pairing for these bowls, but green peas (thawed and warmed up from frozen) or snow peas (lightly steamed) would also be good options. You could even use some wilted greens like spinach or Swiss chard for the veggie.
- Or, if you want to change this up from rice altogether, free free to serve it over quinoa, rice noodles or a long-thin noodle like angel hair to make a honey garlic chicken pasta bowl.
I also included in the notes of the recipe card how to quickly make some extra sauce, in case you don't have enough leftover. It would be a shame not to have enough sauce for drizzling!
And just like the originals, you can doctor these bowls up with your favorite toppings!
Toppings for honey garlic chicken rice bowls:
- Sliced green onions
- Chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
- Chopped peanuts
- An extra sprinkle of red pepper flakes or
- Drizzle of sriracha for a spicy kick
These bowls are also great for meal prepping. Just layer up your containers with the rice, chicken and veggies, top with sauce, and stack them up to have lunch or dinner ready to reheat later in the week.
I hope this gives you a new way to enjoy a long-time favorite. (And if you haven't tried honey garlic chicken before, you need to get on that ASAP!)
Happy cooking assembling!
XO,
Kathryn
Honey garlic chicken rice bowls
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups brown rice, see notes
- 1 medium head broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 cups leftover honey garlic chicken, plus extra sauce (see notes)
Optional toppings:
- Sliced green onions, chopped peanuts, chopped parsley or cilantro, extra sprinkle of red pepper flakes or even a drizzle of sriracha for a spicy kick
Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, steam broccoli until fork tender, about 7-8 minutes. Reheat leftover chicken and sauce in the microwave.
- Divide the cooked rice and broccoli among four bowls then add ½ cup honey garlic chicken to each bowl.
- Drizzle any extra (rewarmed) sauce over the entire bowl.
- Serve hot with desired toppings and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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