Main Meals04.29.2026

Sweet Chili Chicken Bowl with Rice & Cucumber Salad

Name: Sweet Chili Chicken Bowl with Rice & Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breasts; 3/4 cup sweet chili sauce; 100 g uncooked rice/quinoa/lentil mix; 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce; 3 mini cucumbers, thinly sliced; 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar, rice vinegar preferred; 1 tbsp sugar; 1-2 tsp sriracha; Salt & pepper; 3 tbsp light mayo; 1/3 cup Greek yogurt; 1-2 tsp chipotle tabasco sauce; 2-3 tbsp water, to thin; pinch salt; Sriracha; Sesame seeds or everything bagel seasoning, optional

Prep Time: 15 min

Total Time: 35 min

Serves 3

Sticky sweet chili chicken served over a rice+quinoa+lentil blend, with a tangy cucumber salad and creamy chipotle sauce drizzle.

Ingredients

Chicken & Rice

1 lb chicken breasts

¾ cup sweet chili sauce

100 g uncooked rice/quinoa/lentil mix

1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

Cucumber salad

3 mini cucumbers (thinly sliced)

½ small red onion (thinly sliced)

1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsp vinegar (rice vinegar preferred)

1 tbsp sugar

1-2 tsp sriracha

Salt & pepper

Chipotle Mayo Drizzle

3 tbsp light mayo

⅓ cup Greek yogurt

1-2 tsp chipotle tabasco sauce

2-3 tbsp water (to thin)

pinch salt

Sriracha

Sesame seeds or everything bagel seasoning (optional)

Instructions

Cook the rice

Rinse rice and cook according to package instructions. While warm, mix with soy sauce and set aside.

Cook the chicken

Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes and season with salt and pepper. Grill or pan-sear over medium heat, about 5–7 minutes per side. In the last couple minutes, add sweet chili sauce to glaze, and allow to thicken for 3–4 minutes. Set aside to rest.

Make the cucumber salad

Toss cucumber and red onion with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sriracha, salt, and pepper. Let sit 10–15 minutes.

Mix the chipotle drizzle

Whisk mayo, Greek yogurt, chipotle, and water until smooth and drizzleable.

Assemble

Divide rice into 3 bowls. Add cucumber salad and chicken. Drizzle with chipotle sauce and sriracha.