Easy Chicken Rice Bowls Anyone Can Make

Summary by Krater

A chef demonstrates how to make a healthy chicken and rice bowl with broccoli, edamame, quick-pickled carrots, avocado, and a homemade glaze, concluding that it is a delicious, macro-friendly meal that comes together easily in the time it takes to cook the rice.

From the video

Answers: How do you make a healthy chicken and rice bowl?

• Healthy chicken and rice bowl recipe
• Making teriyaki-style chicken glaze
• Quick-pickled carrots preparation
• Cooking broccoli and edamame stir-fry

Ingredients

• 2 cups medium-grain white rice
• 2 cups water
• 6 to 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• salt
• 1 medium red jalapeño or red Fresno chili
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 tablespoon water (for glaze)
• 2 crowns broccoli
• 1/2 bag frozen edamame
• 1 lemon
• vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons vinegar (for quick pickle)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water (for quick pickle)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (for quick pickle)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (for quick pickle)
• 2 carrots
• green onions
• 1 avocado
• flaky sea salt

What it concludes

• Chicken thighs are the perfect middle ground because they are relatively low-calorie while being almost impossible to overcook compared to chicken breasts.
• Adding garlic to the glaze after removing it from the heat prevents it from tasting acrid and bitter.
• The chicken and rice bowl provides a complete, deeply satisfying meal that is both healthy and high in flavor.