Description
These Delicious Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls are sweet, savory, and incredibly satisfying. Tender chicken is coated in a sticky soy-honey garlic glaze and served over fluffy rice with fresh toppings — perfect for weeknight dinners or meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- ¼ cup honey or brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated (optional)
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water (slurry)
- 3 cups cooked jasmine or white rice
- Optional toppings: green onions, sesame seeds, steamed broccoli, carrots
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken pieces and cook until golden and cooked through.
- In a bowl, whisk soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and rice vinegar.
- Pour sauce over chicken and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook 1–2 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat and let sauce coat chicken evenly.
- Serve sticky chicken over cooked rice.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
💡 Tip: For extra stickiness, let the sauce simmer an extra minute. This recipe works great for meal prep — store bowls separately and assemble when ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Bowls
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: sticky chicken bowls, chicken rice bowl recipe, honey soy chicken, easy chicken dinner, meal prep bowls