Description
Quick Bang Bang Chicken Bowl with sweet-spicy sauce and fresh vegetables over rice. Perfect for weeknight dinners and meal prep!
Ingredients
Bang Bang Sauce
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- 1¼ cups mayonnaise
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- â…” cup Thai sweet chili sauce
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- 2 tablespoons honey
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- 2 teaspoons Sriracha (or more to taste – you know your heat tolerance!)
Chicken
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- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
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- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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- 1 teaspoon paprika
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- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
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- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
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- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Bowl Components (serves 4)
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- 4 cups cooked rice
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- 2 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced
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- 1 large carrot, julienned
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- 1 medium cucumber, sliced
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- 1 large avocado, thinly sliced
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- Fresh cilantro, chopped (for garnish)
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- Sesame seeds (for garnish)
Instructions
Mix the mayo, sweet chili sauce, honey, and sriracha in a bowl. Taste it and add more sriracha if you want more heat. I usually go heavy on the sriracha because my family likes it spicy.
Toss the chicken chunks with oil and all those spices. Make sure every piece gets coated good.
Air Fryer: 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, flip them halfway. They’re done when they hit 165 inside.
Pan: Heat some oil in a big skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken for 8-10 minutes, stirring it around until it’s golden.
Put the hot chicken in a clean bowl and pour about half the sauce over it. Toss it around until it’s all coated. This part smells incredible.
Put rice in your bowls first, then arrange all the veggies around. Top with the saucy chicken and drizzle more sauce over everything. Sprinkle cilantro and sesame seeds on top.
Notes
I make this with rotisserie chicken from the store when I’m feeling lazy. Shred it, stir in the sauce and warm it up in the microwave. Still tastes great.
If you can’t find Thai sweet chili sauce, you can make your own but honestly the store-bought stuff works fine. Don’t stress about it being perfect – this recipe is pretty forgiving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Air Frying/Pan Searing
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 685
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 1,240mg
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 32g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg