Easy Ground Sesame Chicken Bowls

These ground sesame chicken bowls are the perfect meal prep solution for takeout-style chicken that’s faster, lighter, and made with simple ingredients. Made in less than 30 minutes, it’s one you’ll come back to again and again!

The sweet and savory sauce holds on perfectly to the ground chicken, and when it’s mixed with steam rice and veggies, you’ve got a balanced, flavor-packed meal ready to go. And the best part? No handling of raw chicken required. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make them!

What You’ll Need

Equipment

• Frying pan
• Rice cooker
• Sauce pan to steam the broccoli

Ingredients

• White rice: Or rice of choice.
• Broccoli florets
• Lean ground chicken: I use 93/7.
• Salt + pepper
• Green onion
• Soy sauce: I use reduced sodium.
• Chicken broth
• Brown sugar
• Fresh ginger
• Fresh garlic
• Rice vinegar
• Sriracha
• Corn starch
• Sesame oil
• Sesame seeds

How To Make Them

1. Cook the rice: Get the rice cooking first since it will take the longest. Cook according to package instructions – I always use a rice cooker on the “white rice” setting.
2. Steam the broccoli: Add broccoli to a saucepan with about 1/2 inch of water. Cover and cook on medium high heat for 3-4 minutes, until fork tender and bright green.
3. Make the sauce: Before cooking the chicken, make the sauce so it’s ready to go. Mix soy sauce, chicken broth, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, sriracha, and corn starch in a jar or container until combined.
4. Cook the chicken: Heat a frying pan on medium high, lightly spray with oil and add the chicken. Begin cooking chicken, breaking apart into small pieces (I use a meat chopper). About halfway through cooking, add whites of the green onion and season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until chicken is fully cooked.
5. Add sauce & assemble: Pour sauce over the chicken and cook another 30-60 seconds, until sauce thickens. Turn off heat, drizzle with sesame oil, sprinkle with tops of green onion and sesame seeds, and mix. Assemble each bowl with 1/4 of the rice, broccoli, and sesame chicken. Top with more green onion and sesame seeds and enjoy!

To Meal Prep

Simply divide everything up into separate meal prep containers – I use these 22oz glass containers. Store in the fridge up to 4 days.

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Lastly, be sure to leave a rating and review down below if you make these easy ground sesame chicken bowls! And don’t forget to tag me on IG – always love to hear from you guys and see what you’re making. ♡ Enjoy!

Easy Ground Sesame Chicken Bowls

5 from 3 votes

These ground sesame chicken bowls are the perfect meal prep solution for takeout-style chicken that's faster, lighter, and made with simple ingredients.

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Prep Time:5 minutes mins

Cook Time:20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 4

Calories: 408kcal

Equipment

• Frying pan
• Rice cooker
• Sauce pan to steam broccoli

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice (180 g) dry
• 3 cups broccoli florets (273 g)
• 1 lb 93/7 lean ground chicken
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 cup whites of green onions (48 g) thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup green onion (18 g) thinly sliced
• 1 tsp sesame oil (5 g)
• big pinch sesame seeds

Sauce

• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce (60 ml)
• 1/4 cup chicken broth (60 ml)
• 3 tbsp brown sugar (36 g) packed
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
• 1 tbsp fresh garlic minced
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar (15 ml)
• 1 tsp sriracha (7 g) plus more if you like it spicier
• 1 tbsp corn starch (8 g)

Instructions

• Cook rice according to package instructions. I always use my rice cooker on the "white rice" setting.
• Add broccoli to a small sauce pan with about 1/2 inch water. Cover and steam on medium high for 3-4 minutes, until tender and vibrant green.
• Whisk all sauce ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat a frying pan on medium high, lightly spray with oil and add chicken. Cook, breaking apart into small pieces until fully cooked. About halfway through, add whites of green onion and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour in the sauce, cooking for 30-60 seconds until thickened. Turn off heat and add sesame oil, green onion and sesame seeds and stir.
• Assemble each bowl with 1/4 of the rice, broccoli, and chicken. Top with more green onion and sesame seeds if desired and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 56.4g | Protein: 28.4g | Fat: 8.5g | Fiber: 2.7g

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