Sweet Chili Chicken Stir Fry Bowls
These Sweet Chili Chicken Stir Fry Bowls are the perfect example. It’s really more of a “formula” than a recipe. Just stir fry a protein (even if it’s not chicken), add a sauce (either homemade or bottled), spoon it over rice or another starch, and add a simple steamed vegetable. Done and DONE. Scroll down for some ways to switch up this “formula” to make several different varieties of this incredibly easy weeknight dinner.
Stir fry a protein, add a sauce, serve it over a starch or grain, and add a simple steamed or stir fried vegetable. All of this can be done in under 30 minutes and the possibilities are endless!
SWEET CHILI CHICKEN STIR FRY BOWLS
Sweet Chili Chicken Stir Fry Bowls use my favorite "formula" for keeping weeknight dinners simple and effortless. Customize the formula to make your own!
Keyword Dinner, easy, Stir Fry
Total Cost $10.20 recipe / $2.55 serving
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
INGREDIENTS
SAVORY COCONUT RICE
1.5 cups jasmine rice $0.99
1 clove garlic, minced $0.08
3/4 tsp salt $0.03
1 15 oz. can coconut milk $1.79
1 cup water $0.00
SWEET CHILI CHICKEN STIR FRY
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.3 lbs. total) $3.89
1 Tbsp cooking oil $0.04
1 cup sweet chili sauce* $0.70
1 8 oz. can pineapple tidbits in juice $0.89
VEGETABLE
1 lb. broccoli crown** 1.79
INSTRUCTIONS
Begin the coconut rice first. Add the jasmine rice, garlic, salt, coconut milk, and water to a sauce pot, then give it all a brief stir. Place a lid on the pot and bring it up to a boil over high heat. As soon as it reaches a full boil, turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for 15 minutes. After simmering for 15 minutes, turn the heat off and let it sit undisturbed, with the lid in place, for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice, and set it aside until ready to serve.
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