I’ve been obsessed with bowl meals lately. So much that most everything I’ve been eating lately is from a bowl. Aaron and I have been busy creating various meals that are quick and easy and DELICIOUS. Not to forget to mention, rich in healthy protein and vegetables.
The Thai Chicken Bowl is a favorite around here. My girls love it and it’s a wonderful way to get them to eat their vegetables. This bowl is enough to make your palate dance with it’s spicy chili sauce and homemade peanut sauce giving it an added punch of flavor.
Thai Chicken Bowl
Serving Size : Can feed just one or the entire family.
Ingredients
cooked chicken breast
sugarsnap peas
water chestnuts
red onion
fresh red pepper
broccoli and carrot strings
cilantro
quinoa
barley
soy sauce
Trader Joe’s Sweet Chili Sauce
Homemade Peanut Sauce:
peanut butter
soy sauce
water
sesame oil
ginger powder
honey
red pepper
Instructions
This bowl is really easy to throw together. To prepare, cook quinoa and barley (these are healthier alternatives to rice but feel free to use white or brown rice). Cook chicken breast or for a quicker alternative, use rotisserie chicken (which is what I used for this recipe). Sauté veggies in a pan on medium to low heat with olive oil and sesame oil. Add low sodium soy sauce and Trader Joe’s Spicy Chili Sauce (to your discretion). One the chicken is cooked or rotisserie chicken is shredded or diced to your liking, add to the veggies. Add peanut sauce and more oil if needed so everything comes together nicely.
Add cooked quinoa and barley to a bowl, place the cooked veggies and chicken on top, garnish with fresh cilantro and enjoy!
Peanut Sauce :
To prepare your peanut sauce add the following to a bowl and mix :
4 heaping tablespoons of peanut butter
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons Trader Joe’s Spicy Chili Sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
3/8 to 1/2 cup water
tsp red pepper
tsp ginger powder
* you want the peanut sauce to be thin texture