chicken buddha bowl
This delicious healthy Chicken Buddha Bowl combines Thai grilled chicken, spinach, brown rice, bell peppers, tomatoes and avocado with a simple Greek yogurt dressing. This easy to make recipe brings wholesome food together in a colorful tasty display. There are no artificial ingredients or preservatives in this Chicken Buddha Bowl.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Grill
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- THAI CHICKEN MARINADE
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 2 tablespoons chili paste (sambal oelek)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts (4)
- BOWL CONTENTS
- 8 cups baby spinach
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 - yellow pepper cut in half and seeded
- 1 - orange or red bell pepper cut in half and seeded
- 2 cups grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1 - avocado
- - lime wedges
- DRESSING
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
How To Make chicken buddha bowl
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Step 1Combine garlic, sherry, chili paste (sambal oelek), rice vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, ginger, lime juice, brown sugar and honey in a large Ziploc bag. Add chicken; marinate for 2 hours.
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Step 2Preheat the grill and cook the chicken until done flipping halfway through; approximately 7-8 minutes. When cooked through the chicken will register a temperature of 165 degrees. Add the peppers to the grill the last 2-3 minutes; flipping halfway through. Loosely cover the chicken and peppers and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Step 3In a small bowl mix the garlic, Greek yogurt, olive oil, lime juice, dill weed and black pepper.
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Step 4Cut the chicken and bell peppers into bite size pieces. Peel, remove seed and slice avocado. Place 2 cups of baby spinach in the base of each bowl. Top with 1/2 cup cooked rice, 1/4 of the bell peppers, 1/2 cup tomatoes, 1/4 of the avocado, and 1 chicken breast . Add 2 tablespoons of the Greek dressing and 1 lime wedge.
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Category:
Chicken
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#bowl
Keyword:
#chicken recipe
Keyword:
#protein bowl
Keyword:
#hippie bowl
Keyword:
#chicken Buddha bowl
Keyword:
#healthy bowl
Ingredient:
Chicken
Diet:
Diabetic
Diet:
Gluten-Free
Diet:
Low Fat
Method:
Grill
Culture:
American
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