Sweet chili chicken rice bowls - the meal prep manual

Sweet chili chicken rice bowls - the meal prep manual

By Ethan Chiang
10’ Prep time
10’ Cook time
20’ Total time
472 Calories
5 Serving

Summary

These sweet chili chicken rice bowls are packed with vegetables including carrots, bell peppers, and green beans. the sweet chili sauce and pineapple chunks make for a spicy and sweet flavor in every bite.
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Step 1

Cook enough rice to yield 3 cups of cooked rice. 1 cup of dry rice will make around 2-3 cups of cooked rice depending on which type you use.
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Step 2

Preheat your oven to 400°F.
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Step 3

Pound or cut the chicken breast so it is even in thickness throughout. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Step 4

Roast for 20-25 minutes. Don't cook the chicken past 165°F. If your chicken is on the thicker side it may take a bit longer.
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Step 5

Wash and cut your peppers and green beans. Cut the peppers into a large dice and the green beans into ½" pieces.
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Step 6

You may want to steam your green beans in the microwave for a bit so they can cook through and not be so crisp.
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Step 7

In a large skillet, heat a bit of oil over medium high heat. Add in the carrots and green beans. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 8

Add in the garlic and stir. Make some room in the pan for the peppers and add a bit more oil. Add in the peppers to the center of the pan and cook until they have begun to soften, around 3-4 minutes.
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Step 9

Place all of the vegetables into a large bowl.
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Step 10

Add the ketchup, water, vinegar, sugar, and sambal into a small sauce pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
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Step 11

Mix the cornstarch with 1 tsp of water to create a slurry.
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Step 12

Once the sauce has reached a light boil, reduce to a simmer and stir in the cornstarch mixing constantly.
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Step 13

Season with salt to taste.
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Step 14

Cut the chicken into a small dice. When I use chicken breasts I like it to be on the smaller side for reheating in the microwave.
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Step 15

Pour the sauce over the chicken and coat it evenly.
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Step 16

Add the chicken, rice, and pineapple to the bowl with the vegetables. Mix thoroughly and taste. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
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Step 17

This recipe makes 5 servings. Divide your mixture evenly between 5 containers.
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Step 18

Cook enough rice to yield 3 cups of cooked rice. 1 cup of dry rice will make around 2-3 cups of cooked rice depending on which type you use.
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Step 19

Preheat your oven to 400°F.
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Step 20

Pound or cut the chicken breast so it is even in thickness throughout. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Step 21

Roast for 20-25 minutes. Don't cook the chicken past 165°F. If your chicken is on the thicker side it may take a bit longer.
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Step 22

Wash and cut your peppers and green beans. Cut the peppers into a large dice and the green beans into ½" pieces.
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Step 23

You may want to steam your green beans in the microwave for a bit so they can cook through and not be so crisp.
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Step 24

In a large skillet, heat a bit of oil over medium high heat. Add in the carrots and green beans. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 25

Add in the garlic and stir. Make some room in the pan for the peppers and add a bit more oil. Add in the peppers to the center of the pan and cook until they have begun to soften, around 3-4 minutes.
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Step 26

Place all of the vegetables into a large bowl.
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Step 27

Add the ketchup, water, vinegar, sugar, and sambal into a small sauce pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
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Step 28

Mix the cornstarch with 1 tsp of water to create a slurry.
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Step 29

Once the sauce has reached a light boil, reduce to a simmer and stir in the cornstarch mixing constantly.
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Step 30

Season with salt to taste.
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Step 31

Cut the chicken into a small dice. When I use chicken breasts I like it to be on the smaller side for reheating in the microwave.
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Step 32

Pour the sauce over the chicken and coat it evenly.
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Step 33

Add the chicken, rice, and pineapple to the bowl with the vegetables. Mix thoroughly and taste. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
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Step 34

This recipe makes 5 servings. Divide your mixture evenly between 5 containers.
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Step 35

Cook enough rice to yield 5 cups of cooked rice. 1 cup of dry rice will make around 2-3 cups of cooked rice depending on which type you use.
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Step 36

Preheat your oven to 400°F.
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Step 37

Drizzle the chicken lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Step 38

Roast for 20-25 minutes. Don't cook the chicken past 165°F. If your chicken is on the thicker side it may take a bit longer.
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Step 39

Wash and cut your peppers and green beans. Cut the peppers into a large dice and the green beans into ½" pieces.
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Step 40

You may want to steam your green beans in the microwave for a bit so they can cook through and not be so crisp.
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Step 41

In a large skillet, heat a bit of oil over medium high heat. Add in the carrots and green beans. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 42

Add in the garlic and stir. Make some room in the pan for the peppers and add a bit more oil. Add in the peppers to the center of the pan and cook until they have begun to soften, around 3-4 minutes.
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Step 43

Place all of the vegetables into a large bowl.
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Step 44

Add the ketchup, water, vinegar, sugar, and sambal into a small sauce pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
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Step 45

Mix the cornstarch with 1 tsp of water to create a slurry.
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Step 46

Once the sauce has reached a light boil, reduce to a simmer and stir in the cornstarch mixing constantly.
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Step 47

Season with salt to taste.
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Step 48

Cut the chicken into a small dice.
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Step 49

Pour the sauce over the chicken and coat it evenly.
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Step 50

Add the chicken, rice, and pineapple to the bowl with the vegetables. Mix thoroughly and taste. Season with salt and pepper to your liking. Drizzle in 1 tbsp of olive oil.
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Step 51

This recipe makes 5 servings. Divide your mixture evenly between 5 containers.

Ingredient

  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    2 tbsp
  • Water
    Water
  • Ketchup
    Ketchup
    30 g
  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch
    5 g
  • Carrots
    Carrots
    100 g
  • Water
    Water
    60 ml
  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar
    15 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    30 ml
  • Boneless skinless chicken thighs
    Boneless skinless chicken thighs
    1135 g
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    15 g
  • Boneless skinless chicken breast
    Boneless skinless chicken breast
    908 g
  • Cooked rice
    Cooked rice
    450 g
  • Green beans
    Green beans
    340 g
  • Sugar
    Sugar
    36 g
  • Yellow pepper
    Yellow pepper
    150 g
  • Sambal oelek
    Sambal oelek
    15 g
  • Pineapple
    Pineapple
    250 g
  • Red pepper
    Red pepper
    150 g
  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch
  • Sambal oelek
    Sambal oelek
  • Yellow pepper
    Yellow pepper

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