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Meal Prep Garlic Ginger Chicken Bowls

By Rachel
March 8, 2022

These meal prep garlic ginger chicken bowls are a delicious weekly lunch or dinner idea. Tender chicken in a homemade garlic ginger sauce, served with steamed rice and roasted broccoli. Garlic ginger sauce is so easy to make at home, soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, and ginger reduce into a thick sweet and salty mixture.

garlic ginger chicken topped with sesame seeds
raw chicken tossed in garlic ginger sauce

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Cost Breakdown:

  • Broccoli – $2.17
  • Chicken – $5.74
  • Rice – $.94
  • Olive Oil – $.27
  • Salt/Pepper – $.08
  • Sesame Seeds – $.15
  • Soy Sauce – $.45
  • Honey – $.67
  • Fish Sauce – $.07
  • Rice Wine Vinegar – $.05
  • Brown Sugar – $.08
  • Garlic – $.37
  • Ginger – $.85

Total: $11.89

Per serving (5 servings): $2.37

broccoli on a sheet pan tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper

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Instructions:

For the rice:

  • In a large sauce pan combine the rice and water, stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling cover and reduce heat to low. Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove lid, and fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool.

For the broccoli:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Transfer broccoli to a large sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt, and pepper. Toss to combine. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until slightly tender. Set aside to cool.

For the sauce:

  • In a medium sauce pan combine the soy sauce, honey, fish sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and brown sugar. Heat over medium high heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. The mixture should thicken. Set 1/4 to 1/2 of the sauce aside to drizzle over the chicken after baking.
  • Transfer chicken to a large sheet pan, drizzle over half of the sauce, toss to combine. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Set aside to cool.
  • Portion the rice and broccoli evenly into the 5 containers. Top with the cooked chicken, spoon over the reserved sauce, and top with sesame seeds. Allow to cool completely, seal, and store.
baked garlic ginger chicken on a sheet pan

Meal Prep Garlic Ginger Chicken Bowls

5 from 1 vote
Tender chicken in an easy garlic ginger sauce with roasted broccoli and steamed brown rice
Servings 5 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 – 2 lbs. Boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
  • 2 tbsp Sesame seeds

For the rice:

  • 2 cups Brown rice, dry
  • 4 cups Water

For the broccoli:

  • 2 – 2 1/2 lbs. Broccoli, cut into florets
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper

For the sauce:

  • 1/2 cup Soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 4-5 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 2-3 tbsp Fresh ginger, minced

Instructions
 

For the rice:

  • In a large sauce pan combine the rice and water, stir well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling cover and reduce heat to low. Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove lid, and fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool.

For the broccoli:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Transfer broccoli to a large sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt, and pepper. Toss to combine. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until slightly tender. Set aside to cool.

For the sauce:

  • In a medium sauce pan combine the soy sauce, honey, fish sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and brown sugar. Heat over medium high heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. The mixture should thicken. Set 1/4 to 1/2 of the sauce aside to drizzle over the chicken after baking.
  • Transfer chicken to a large sheet pan, drizzle over half of the sauce, toss to combine. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Set aside to cool.
  • Portion the rice and broccoli evenly into the 5 containers. Top with the cooked chicken, spoon over the reserved sauce, and top with sesame seeds. Allow to cool completely, seal, and store.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 587kcalCarbohydrates: 108gProtein: 88gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 203mgSodium: 3102mgPotassium: 2787mgFiber: 14gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 2661IUVitamin C: 369mgCalcium: 291mgIron: 7mg
Author: The Hearty Life
Calories: 587kcal
Cost: $
Course: Lunch
Keyword: Chicken, Easy Lunch, Meal Prep

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