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sticky chicken rice bowls
Erin Antoniak

Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls

4.99 from 58 votes
These Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls are the ultimate weeknight dinner, with juicy air fryer chicken coated in a sweet and savory homemade honey soy sticky sauce, served over fluffy rice and tender broccoli, and finished with a spicy mayo drizzle!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: bowl, chicken, dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 858
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups uncooked rice
  • 2 small heads broccoli chopped
  • 3 large chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
Sticky Sauce
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp arrowroot powder mixed with 2 tbsp water to make a slurry sub cornstarch
Spicy mayo
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1 tbsp sriracha
  • 2-3 tbsp water
  • sesame seeds for topping

Method
 

  1. Cook rice according to package.
  2. Steam broccoli in microwave or on stove top until fork tender. Set aside.
  3. Cut chicken up into small bitesized pieces.
  4. Toss chicken with oil and all spices. Lay flat in air fryer and cook in preheated air fryer at 400F to 12 minutes or until chicken is 160F internally.
  5. While chicken is cooking, add soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic, sriracha, sesame oil, and ground ginger to a sauce pot. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, add arrowroot slurry. Let boil 4-5 minutes or until sauce has thickened greatly.
  6. Prepare bowls by layering rice, broccoli, chicken, and covering in sauce. Mix together spicy mayo ingredients and drizzle on top. Top with sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 858kcalCarbohydrates: 108gProtein: 44gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 2360mgPotassium: 1479mgFiber: 8gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 1907IUVitamin C: 225mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 4mg

Notes

  • Cut the chicken into small, bite-sized pieces before air frying. This helps everything cook evenly and makes it easier to load up your bowls — plus it gets more of that sticky sauce on every single bite.
  • Don't rush the sauce. After adding the arrowroot slurry, let the sauce boil for a full 4-5 minutes until it has greatly thickened. That's what gives it that gorgeous, glossy sticky texture.
  • Make it your own! This recipe is super flexible so feel free to swap in tofu or shrimp, add extra veggies like snap peas or red onion, or use cauliflower rice for a lower-carb option. The sticky sauce makes everything taste amazing.

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