Name: Chicken Veggie and Brown Rice Bowls with Peanut Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For Bowls:; 1 cup brown rice; 2 cups rotisserie chicken breast; 2 oz sweet potatoes; 1½ tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground coriander; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ large red bell pepper; ½ cup cilantro; ⅓ cup peanuts; For Peanut Sauce:; ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter; 1½ tbsp honey; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp garlic; 2 tsp fresh ginger; 1 tsp Sriracha; 3 tbsp water

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How To Make Chicken Veggie and Brown Rice Bowls with Peanut Sauce

All the textures & flavors in these rice bowls create a satisfying meal that you’ll keep craving. The bowls are also served with a creamy peanut sauce.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Bowls:

1cupbrown rice
2cupsrotisserie chicken breast,shredded
2ozsweet potatoes,peeled and diced into small cubes
1½tbspolive oil
1tspground cumin
½tspground coriander
¼tspground cinnamon
salt and freshly ground black pepper
½largered bell pepper,thinly sliced then chopped into matchsticks
½cupcilantro
⅓cuppeanuts,chopped

For Peanut Sauce:

⅓cupcreamy peanut butter
1½tbsphoney
1tbspfresh lime juice
1tbspsoy sauce
1tspgarlic,minced
2tspfresh ginger,peeled and minced
1tspsriracha,or more to taste
3tbspwater

Instructions

Cook rice in salted boiling water according to directions on package.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a rimmed 18×13-inch baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place potatoes in a mound on baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and toss.
Sprinkle evenly with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat. Spread into an even layer.
Roast in preheated oven for about 20 minutes until tender, tossing once halfway through.
Layer rice among 4 serving bowls. Top with chicken, sweet potatoes, bell pepper and cilantro. Drizzle over peanut sauce and sprinkle with peanuts. Serve warm.

Peanut Sauce:

Whisk together all ingredients. Heat in microwave just before serving for 20 to 30 seconds to warm and for a runnier consistency if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 661.53kcal
Fat: 34.12g
Saturated Fat: 6.98g
Trans Fat: 0.13g
Monounsaturated Fat: 17.14g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.85g
Carbohydrates: 55.52g
Fiber: 5.17g
Sugar: 10.89g
Protein: 36.14g
Cholesterol: 72.32mg
Sodium: 618.87mg
Calcium: 72.83mg
Potassium: 739.68mg
Iron: 3.45mg
Vitamin A: 167.20µg
Vitamin C: 28.62mg

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