Description
These Hot Honey Chicken Bowls are a delightful mix of sweet and spicy flavors, featuring tender chicken coated in a sticky hot honey sauce served over a bed of rice or quinoa with fresh vegetables. A satisfying and easy-to-make meal perfect for any day of the week.
Ingredients
Scale
For the chicken:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For the hot honey sauce:
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2–3 tablespoons hot sauce (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
For the bowls:
- 2 cups cooked rice or quinoa
- 1 cup steamed broccoli
- 1 cup sliced cucumbers
- 1 avocado, sliced
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Coat the chicken: Toss chicken pieces with flour, salt, and pepper until coated.
- Cook the chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet, cook chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Make the hot honey sauce: Combine honey, hot sauce, vinegar, and garlic powder in a saucepan, warm until runny.
- Combine chicken and sauce: Pour hot honey sauce over cooked chicken and toss to coat.
- Assemble the bowls: Serve chicken over rice or quinoa, top with broccoli, cucumbers, avocado, and sesame seeds.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, dip chicken in beaten egg before coating with flour.
- Adjust hot sauce amount to suit your desired spice level.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Bowl Meal
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 580 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
