Description
This Hot Honey Chicken Bowl is sweet, spicy, and perfectly balanced with crispy chicken, fluffy rice, and fresh toppings. A bold, flavor-packed bowl that comes together quickly for an easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs boneless chicken thighs or breasts, cubed
- 1 cup cooked rice (white or brown)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1–2 tsp hot sauce (or more to taste)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- Green onions, for garnish
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Cook chicken: Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook until golden and cooked through.
- Make hot honey sauce: In a small pan, melt butter. Stir in honey, soy sauce, hot sauce, and chili flakes. Simmer 1–2 minutes.
- Coat chicken: Toss cooked chicken in hot honey sauce until fully coated.
- Assemble bowls: Add rice to bowls, then top with hot honey chicken.
- Add toppings: Layer lettuce, cucumber, avocado, green onions, and sesame seeds.
- Serve: Drizzle extra hot honey sauce on top if desired.
Notes
For extra crispiness, air-fry or pan-sear the chicken before tossing in sauce. Adjust heat level by increasing or reducing hot sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: hot honey chicken bowl, spicy chicken bowl, rice bowl recipe, easy chicken dinner
