Description
This quick dinner brings together tender ground chicken, fluffy rice, and a bold firecracker sauce in one easy recipe that tastes exciting without taking all night. It is a high protein bowl packed with sweet heat, fresh crunch, and big flavor, making it perfect for busy weeknights, easy dinner plans, meal prep lunches, and simple food ideas the whole family will want again.
Ingredients
1 pound ground chicken
3 cups cooked jasmine rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1/3 cup hot sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
2 green onions, sliced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
1. Cook the jasmine rice and keep it warm while you prepare the chicken and sauce.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the hot sauce, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger.
3. In another small bowl, stir the cornstarch and water together to make a slurry.
4. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until browned and fully cooked.
6. Pour the firecracker sauce into the skillet and stir to coat the chicken evenly.
7. Add the cornstarch slurry and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens and turns glossy.
8. Divide the cooked rice into bowls.
9. Spoon the firecracker ground chicken over the rice.
10. Add sliced cucumber and diced tomatoes to each bowl.
11. Finish with green onions and sesame seeds, then serve warm.
Notes
Do not let the sauce reduce too long after thickening, or it can become too sticky and overly intense once the bowls are assembled.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 780
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 2.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 29
- Cholesterol: 85
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