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Sesame Orange Chicken Bowls

Rice topped with Sesame Orange Chicken, diced cucumber and edamame
Prep Time10 hours
Total Time10 hours
Course: Meal Prep
Cuisine: Chinese
Diet: Low Calorie
Servings: 5 bowls
Author: Krista Pool

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless skinless, chicken thighs
  • 4 tablespoons honey 84g
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste 33g
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil 14g
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate frozen
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups basmati or jasmine rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 cups edamame
  • 1 medium cucumber diced (200g)

Instructions

  • Place the chicken thighs in a slow cooker. Combine the honey, tomato paste, sesame oil, soy sauce, orange juice concentrate, ginger, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Mix well and pour over the chicken. Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 -5 hours. If using a pressure cooker, add an extra 1/2 cup of water and set to high pressure for 15 minutes.
  • When the chicken is done, shred it with forks right in the slow cooker.
  • Rinse the rice well and put in the rice cooker with the water and salt. If cooking over the stove, follow the directions on the back of the bag of rice.
  • Cook the edamame in the microwave or over the stove.
  • Lay out 5 meal prep containers. To each container add 4 ounces of cooked rice, 6 ounces of the chicken (scoop out with the juices) 1/5 of the diced cucumbers (about 1/3 cup) and 1/5 of the edamame (about 1/3 cup).
  • Top with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and red pepper flakes.
  • Let cool before covering with lids and placing In the refrigerator up to 5 days.

Notes

This makes more than 5 servings of chicken! There will be some leftovers! The chicken is in Myfitnesspal and Macrosfirst app per gram if you'd like to create your own version of these bowls or add extra servings!
These can be spicy! It seems the longer the chicken cooks, the spicier it gets. Just keep that in mind if you don't want it to be too spicy. You could also reduce the red pepper flakes some.
Find in Myfitnesspal and the Macrosfirst app food database by searching, “Stay Fit Mom Sesame Orange Chicken Bowls.”
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.8g | Protein: 34.4g | Fat: 8.1g