Teriyaki Chicken Bowls
Simple, yet so flavorful- slow roasted teriyaki chicken + brown rice, fresh veggies and pineapple
Creator: Leslie Stokes
Chicken + rice with veggies is a classic.
This chicken is seasoned so well, it comes out super juicy and takes such a simple dish and turns it into a flavorful lunch that is perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients:
- chicken thighs– boneless/ skinless or subsitute for chicken breast
- coconut aminos or soy sauce
- honey
- sesame oil
- crunchy chili oil– I get it at trader joe’s, but the grocery store sells it next to the seasonings/spices or in the asain food section
- minced garlic
- mixed veggies– i did broccoli, snap peas + shredded carrots
- pineapple– I used Golden Farms canned pineapple because it taste so fresh, but you can use whatever you want- fresh, frozen or cannned
- brown rice– I buy frozen to save time
The Prep:
I use my instant pot to cook the chicken because it’s fast + easy. I like to start the chicken about an hour before I want to do the meal prep, so that it has time to cook. You can also use a crockpot.
To make the chicken, add all of the ingredients for the chicken into the instant pot or crockpot.
crockpot- high for 4 hours
instant pot- 25 minutes
***I like to do this in advance. It takes like 5 minutes to prep.
- Cook the veggies over medium high heat- adding in ½ tbsp of olive oil. Cook for 2-4 minutes before adding in ¼ cup of water and placing the lid on the pan to get an even cook on the veggies.
- Once the chicken is done, shred it and add in ½ cup of the juice from the chicken.
In each bowl add:
– ½ cup cooked brown rice
– 4-6 oz of chicken
– 1½ cups of veggies
– ¼ cup pineapple
** I like to top mine with Kinders teriyaki sauce
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Tips for this Meal Prep:
I prepared this meal with the Sweet Potato Power Bowls. This meal prep was super fast and I was able to knock it out in about 45 minutes.
Here is how I did it-
- ABout 45 minutes before I was ready to start my meal prep, I went ahead and added the chicken into the instant pot and placed that on.
- When the chicken was done, I went ahead and started chopping the poatoes and bell peppers
- after I popped the potatoes into the oven, I started to boil the eggs, cook the rice and the veggies in a pan on the stove. This does require some multitasking, but it’s all easy stuff.
- Once the poatoes were done, i peeled the eggs
- I assembled the teriyaki chicken first and let that cool down while, i made the sweet potato bowls
- I let both of those meals cool down completely while I cleaned up.
- Once everything was cooled down, I popped it into the fridge.
This one was so simple, I hope you try it!
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Teriyaki Chicken Bowls + Pineapple
Equipment
- slow cooker or instant pot
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 1½ lbs bonelss/ skinless chicken thighs or chicken breast
- ¼ cup coconut aminos
- ⅛ cup sesame oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 1 tbsp crunchy chili oil
- 1 tbsp honey
For the Bowls:
- 12 oz fresh broccoli
- 1½ cups snap peas
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 7 oz pineapple or 1 cup
Let's Make It
- To make the chicken, add all of the ingredients for the chicken into the instant pot or crockpot. crockpot- high for 4 hoursinstant pot- 25 minutes***I like to do this in advance. It takes like 5 minutes to prep.
- Cook the veggies over medium high heat- adding in ½ tbsp of olive oil. Cook for 2-4 minutes before adding in ¼ cup of water and placing the lid on the pan to get an even cook on the veggies.
- Once the chicken is done, shred it and add in ½ cup of the juice from the chicken.
- In each bowl add:- ½ cup cooked brown rice- 4-6 oz of chicken- 1½ cups of veggies- ¼ cup pineapple** I like to top mine with Kinders teriyaki sauce
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- To reheat, remove the lid and cook for 1:45 in the microwave
Meal Prep in 1 Hour
You can use any two of the meals in this series to get your meal prep done in just about and hour, give or take!
Having your breakfast and lunch ready for the week helps you stay on track with your nutriton, saves you time and money! I truly beleive that meal prep does not need to be over complicated, take too much time or be boring!
I always get asked- “do you ever get tired of eating the same thing all week?” and the answer is, no! Not when the food taste good! I give plenty of variety in these preps and keep it simple!
As always, thanks for being here and remember, don’t over complicate the process! Take a deep breath, you got this!
