Description
Sticky Chicken Rice Bowls are a comforting and flavorful meal made with tender chicken coated in a glossy sweet and savory sauce, served over fluffy white rice and finished with sesame seeds and fresh green onions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken pieces, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cook the white rice according to package instructions and keep warm.
- In a bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, grated ginger, and sesame oil, then mix well.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the chicken pieces.
- Cook the chicken until lightly browned and cooked through.
- Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken and stir gently to coat.
- Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes.
- Stir in the cornstarch slurry and cook until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds into the sauce and mix.
- Serve the sticky chicken over bowls of rice and garnish with sliced green onions.
Notes
- Taste the sauce before thickening and adjust sweetness if needed.
- Cook the sauce over medium heat to avoid burning.
- The flavors deepen even more when stored overnight.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg