Sweet Chili Chicken Bowls

This crispy sweet chili chicken bowl on a bed of veggie-packed rice is absolutely delicious and a great addition for your weekly dinner rotation. The simple rice works as a perfect palate cleanser to the sweet and spicy chicken bites.

Chicken, Rice

Dinner

Yield: 6

Author: Kirsten Deneka

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Sweet Chili Chicken Bowls

Prep time: 30 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 1 H & 15 M

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Ingredients

Crispy Chicken:

• 6 chicken thighs
• Salt & Pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 cup sweet chili sauce
• 1 green onion (just greens)
• Squeeze of lime
• Oil for frying

Fried Rice:

• 2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
• 3 cups water
• Salt
• Olive oil
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 5 green onions
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 small red cabbage
• 5 cloves garlic
• 3 tsp ginger
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Squeeze of lime

Additional toppings:

• Black sesame seeds
• Sesame seeds
• Green onions
• Cilantro

Instructions

For rice:

1. Add your rice, water, salt and olive oil in your rice cooker. Stir and let cook.
2. Prepare your veggies and heat a large pan on medium high heat with 2 tbsp olive oil.
3. Add in your garlic, ginger and whites of green onion. Sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add in diced carrot and cook until softened (about 5 minutes).
4. Add in peppers and cabbage and stir to combine. Sauté for another 5-6 minutes or until slightly softened. Season with salt & pepper and add in the cooked rice.
5. Lower heat and add in your sauces, 1/2 green parts of the green onions and season to taste.
6. To serve, add your rice, and top with your crispy coated chicken. Sprinkle on your sesame seeds, additional green onion and cilantro and enjoy :)

To prepare chicken:

1. Preheat your oil to 375F. Slice the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add into a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Crack in two eggs and mix until the chicken is coated in the eggs.
2. In another bowl or plate, add flour, cornstarch, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and pepper.
3. Coat each piece of chicken in the flour mixture and set aside on a plate, ensuring the chicken aren't crowded so they don't stick together.
4. Fry pieces of chicken in batches for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown. They're small pieces so they should cook relatively fast.
5. Transfer to a wire-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
6. In a pot, heat up sweet chili sauce until warmed through.
7. Right before serving, toss the sauce with the chicken, along with the green onion and squeeze of lime.

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