Bang Bang Chicken Bakes Meal Prep
on Mar 31, 2024, Updated May 12, 2024
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These Bang Bang Chicken Bakes are full of flavor and a must try chicken bake meal prep recipe! Dare I say these are my favorite chicken bake I’ve made yet? You’ll be making these on repeat, trust me! These Bang Bang Chicken Bakes are such a good combo of savory, sweet, and spicy!
Table of Contents
- WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS MEAL PREP RECIPE
- INGREDIENTS
- RECIPE TIPS
- VEGETABLE OPTIONS
- RICE SUBSTITUTIONS
- NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION / MACROS
- HOW TO FIND IN MYFITNESSPAL OR THE MACROSFIRST APP
- MEAL PREP SUPPLIES USED
- RICE TROUBLESHOOTING
- REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS
- FREEZING INSTRUCTIONS
- WHERE TO BUY THE STAY FIT MOM MEAL PREP COOKBOOKS
- Bang Bang Chicken Bakes Recipe
WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS MEAL PREP RECIPE
- It’s so quick and easy to throw together!
- It’s packed with flavor! Sweet, savory, and spicy!
- It’s packed with protein! Each bowl is over 34 grams of protein!
- It’s easyily modifiable! Swap out the chicken for shrimp or pack in lots of extra veggies!
INGREDIENTS
- Chicken Breasts – I usually use breasts, but thighs would be great too! Just keep in mind if tracking your macros that each bowl will yield about 4.5 grams of fat more per serving (bowl) is using thighs.
- Rice – I prefer basmati or jasmine. You just don’t want to use brown for these chicken bakes because it takes too long to cook and will overcook your chicken.
- Chicken broth
- Light mayo – Again you can use full fat quality mayo, but keep in mind the macros will change if using full fat mayo.
- Sweet chili sauce – I like to use the P.f. Changs chili sauce from Walmart.
- Sriracha
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Chili powder
- Salt & Pepper
- Green Onions -optional topping
- Avocado -optional topping
RECIPE TIPS
- Keep the rice on the bottom -Try to make sure most of the rice is submerged in the liquid beneath the chicken before baking. This will help insure the rice cooks fully.
- Don’t over cook! -Don’t cook longer than 40 minutes or your chicken will be overdone and dry.
- Save half the mayo, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha for drizzling on top! Just mix it up well in a bowl and drizzle on top of your cooked bowls.
- Top with fresh avocado slices before eating.
VEGETABLE OPTIONS
Remember that these meal prep bowls are highly customizable! Add in veggies before or after baking. I love toping mine with half an avocado before eating each day. Here are some other vegetable ideas:
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Peas
- Squash
- Diced carrots
- Diced Asparagus
RICE SUBSTITUTIONS
- Riced cauliflower (leave out the chicken broth)
- Quinoa – This works great in place of rice and can be simply swapped in without any other alterations.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION / MACROS
Makes 5 servings
Serving size: 1 bowl
456 cal / 34.4p / 42.8c / 14.6f
HOW TO FIND IN MYFITNESSPAL OR THE MACROSFIRST APP
Search the food database in either app for, Stay Fit Mom Bang Bang Chicken Bakes.
MEAL PREP SUPPLIES USED
4 cup glass bowls -Make sure the bowls you’re purchasing are oven safe. They will say so on the label if purchasing in store.
Half size sheet pan – This is the perfect size for 5, 4 cup glass bowls. You can of course use a full size sheet pan but your bowls will slide around. I wish I could find a link for my cute white sheet pan in the images and video but I can’t. I bought it at Home Goods a few years ago.
RICE TROUBLESHOOTING
If you have trouble getting your rice to cook you’re not alone. Unfortunately not all ovens work the same. Here are some suggestions for making these bakes work for you. Finding a solution is worth the effort!
- Try rinsing and soaking your rice 1-2 hours before cooking.
- Cover your bowls with foil when baking.
- Parboil your rice or purchase and use parboiled or quick rice.
- Cook rice separately and add after baking the chicken.
- Cook your chicken bake all in one dish, covered, then divide into 5 servings.
REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS
These bowls can easily be reheated right in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. If you prefer, reheat the oven and warm them back up for about 10 minutes.
FREEZING INSTRUCTIONS
Easily freeze these Bang Bang Chicken Bakes. Let them cool, cover with the lid, and store for up to a month in the freezer. Make sure you always let the bowls defrost some before putting them in the microwave so they don’t crack.
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Bang Bang Chicken Bakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 25 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast
- 15 tablespoons basmati rice
- 1.25 cups chicken broth
- 10 tablespoons light mayo
- 10 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 5 tablespoons Sriracha
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and arrange 5 oven safe containers on a cookie sheet.
- Dice up chicken and season it with the garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- To each bowl add 3 tablespoons rice, 2 tablespoons mayo, 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce, a squirt of Sriracha, and 1/4 cup broth.
- Stir well and then top each with 5 ounces of the seasoned chicken.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.
- Let cool before covering with lids and placing in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.
Flavor is delicious. I read all of the comments. I rinsed and let the rice dry for hours. Covered the dish up (made as one big dish) for the first 20 minutes and uncovered the second 20. Rice was no where near cooked. Added a tiny splash of bone broth and covered and probably cooked another 40 minutes before rice was done, and I’m not sure the rice is all the way cooked. I would be interested in feedback on what might have worked for others, as I’m slightly baffled.
Hi Lori, I think some ovens just don’t cook the same. My little sister has problems getting them to bake in the small bowls also. She just combines them all in one casserole dish and it cooks perfectly for her that way. It’s certainly strange. Have you considered using minute rice?
I make these bowls a lot and I can at least share that my winning cook process for the rice and chicken is to prep the rice mixture, pop that in the oven for 10-15 minutes to get the process started. While that is cooking, I prep the chicken then add it to the bowls to cook for another 30-ish minutes. This gets the rice cooked (~40-45 minutes) and the chicken doesn’t dry out. I also suggest just rinsing and popping the rice directly into the bowls – the added moisture will likely assist with the cooking process. I make all of Krista’s rice based meal prep bowls this way and they turn out great. Adjust time as it works best in your oven. My sister and I have the exact same oven and hers runs hotter than mine so we always have different cook times – the joys of technology, right?! 🙂 Haha! Wishing you great luck!
Love this recipe but wondered if you could tell me how to adjust the macros if I’m using cauliflower rice? I’d like to try it with cauliflower rice next time. Should I cook it separate and add to bowls after? Thanks again.
Hi Anita. I would leave out the broth and swap in the cauliflower rice for regular rice. Cook time will be the same. You would need to create a new recipe in your app to recalculate the macros with your changes.
Love the flavor of this dish and how easy it is. I have the same issue with the rice not cooking all the way through. Will just make it separately.
Twice I’ve made this EXACTLY per the recipe and both times the rice isn’t cooked. This time I even put a little more liquid in and still it’s not cooked. The flavor is amazing so going forward I will cook the rice separately and mix it in after the chicken is done.
Hi Lori! I’m so sorry you’re having trouble with the rice. I wish it worked perfectly for everyone. Another option is to use quick rice if you don’t want to cook your rice separately.
Delicious!!!! Spicy but not too spicy! I topped with steamed brocolli and it was perfect. Will make again and again. Thank you!!
I was really looking forward to trying these because I love bang bang shrimp and thought the idea was yummy. I found this recipe disappointing. The rice didn’t cook through even after trying some of the trouble shoots, the flavor was a weird combination of sour and mayo but not in a good way, and the best thing about them was drowing the top in sriracha mayo. I won’t make them again.
If you cook the rice separately and add it after, do you still use the same amount of chicken broth when baking?
Hi Jamie! No, I would just use the chicken broth to cook the rice (it adds great flavor).
Has this become my new hyper fixation meal? Quite possibly!!
OMG the flavours of this bowl were FIRE!!! I started making these meal prep bowls for my husband and I this week and we have both been loving every single recipe but this one was by far our favourite!
Thank you for sharing these recipes with us all!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you’re enjoying the recipes. ❤️
Love, Love, Love this recipe!!! I have made it several times as meal prep and also made in a casserole dish for my family. It’s delicious and easy to make!
Definitely one of our favorites! Thank you for sharing your amazing recipes!!