30 Minute Meals
Meal Prep Chicken Rice Bowl
Prep
20 minutes
Cook
30 minutes
Yield
6 meal prep bowls
These easy Chicken Rice Bowls are the perfect option to meal prep when you have a busy week ahead. They are healthy, versatile, and of course, tasty!
This easy Chicken Rice Bowl is the perfect recipe to meal prep for the week. I love meal prepping on weeks that my schedule is bananas and I just know I won’t have time to stop and prepare healthy meals. Having something easy in my fridge to grab that isn’t junk food is the perfect way I can stay on track during those chaotic weeks.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Chicken Rice Bowl
- Easy: Prep this recipe in only 20-minutes and have the recipe done in 40
- Versatile: Like any bowl, you can easily swap out any of the ingredients for ones you prefer or have on hand
- Healthy: These Chicken Rice Bowls are made with healthy, wholesome ingredients that are good for you and will fuel you through the week
🍲 Ingredients
Chicken – I used ground chicken for these easy meal prep bowls because it’s budget-friendly and protein-packed. You can make this recipe with whatever cut of chicken you’d like or with any other ground meat you prefer.
Pickled Onions – I LOVE having a jar of pickled onions in my fridge because they last forever and are so yummy thrown into salads, on top of bowls or tacos. To make them all you need is a few simple ingredients such as vinegar, red onions and honey or sugar.
👩🍳 How to Make Chicken Rice Bowls
For the pickled red onions
- Combine the thinly sliced red onion, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, honey and salt in a glass jar or bowl and stir. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
For the rice
- Put a medium pot over medium heat and add olive oil. Once warm, add diced onion and cook for 4-5 minutes to soften.
- Stir in the salt.
- Stir in the rice and stir frequently, until the rice is evenly coated, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the broth and bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Turn to low heat and cook until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15-18 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the beet juice (adjust beet juice 3-6 tsp depending on the depth of pink colour you’d like) fluff with a fork and put the lid on for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the lid and fluff with a fork and set aside.
For the ground chicken
- Add oil to a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the diced red onions and garlic and saute 3-5 minutes to soften, stirring often. Add the ground chicken/ground turkey, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cook, breaking up the ground meat as you cook, until cooked through. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro. Set aside.
Assemble the bowls
- Once all of your ingredients have been prepped, divide all ingredients evenly between 6 meal prep containers (use half an avocado per container).
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- Mix and match ingredients in this bowl to your desired tastes! If black beans aren’t your favourite, try chickpeas or white beans. Swap sour cream for Greek yogurt if desired. Use ground turkey instead of ground chicken. You can truly make this bowl your own!
🗒 Variations
There are so many variations of bowls you can meal prep for the week. Here are some you can try next:
🗒 Substitutions
- Ground Chicken: Use ground turkey or beef instead. You can also use chicken thighs or breasts, you’ll just need to adjust cooking
- Rice: Use whatever rice you prefer. You can also swap the rice for any other grain like quinoa
- Veggies: You can make these bowls your own or clean out your fridge with this recipe. Use any veggies you want
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👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store in individual containers so these are easy to grab when you’re on-the-go, or store all together and build the bowls when you’re ready to eat.
🤔 Common Questions
Both are lean protein sources and good-for-you, however, turkey has fewer calories due to the lower fat content.
Make sure to store pickled onions in the fridge in a mason jar or airtight container. They should last for 2-3 weeks.
Meal Prep Chicken Rice Bowl
Ingredients
For the pickled red onions
- 1 large red onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
For the rice
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cups basmati or jasmine rice
- 3-6 tsp beet juice (adjust based on how pink you'd like the rice)
For the ground chicken
- 900 g ground chicken
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Toppings
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3 avocados, halved
- 19 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
For the pickled red onions
- Combine the thinly sliced red onion, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, honey and salt in a glass jar or bowl and stir. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
For the rice
- Put a medium pot over medium heat and add olive oil. Once warm, add diced onion and cook for 4-5 minutes to soften.
- Stir in the salt.
- Stir in the rice and stir frequently, until the rice is evenly coated, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the broth and bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Turn to low heat and cook until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15-18 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the beet juice (adjust beet juice 3-6 tsp depending on the depth of pink colour you’d like) fluff with a fork and put the lid on for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the lid and fluff with a fork and set aside.
For the ground chicken
- Add oil to a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the diced red onions and garlic and saute 3-5 minutes to soften, stirring often. Add the ground chicken/ground turkey, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cook, breaking up the ground meat as you cook, until cooked through. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro. Set aside.
Assemble the bowls
- Once all of your ingredients have been prepped, divide all ingredients evenly between 6 meal prep containers (use half an avocado per container).
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Notes
- Mix and match ingredients in this bowl to your desired tastes! If black beans aren’t your favourite, try chickpeas or white beans. Swap sour cream for Greek yogurt if desired. Use ground turkey instead of ground chicken. You can truly make this bowl your own!
- If you love this meal prep bowl, try Meal Prep Greek Bowls or Couscous + Shrimp Meal Prep Bowls
