Description
These Hot Honey Chicken Bowls offer the perfect blend of sweet, spicy, and savory flavors. Tender chicken breasts coated in homemade hot honey sauce pair beautifully with fresh vegetables like zucchini, summer squash, avocado, and your choice of rice or quinoa. Whether for a quick weeknight dinner or meal prep, this recipe is a healthy, flavorful, and satisfying choice that will impress anyone.
Ingredients
For the Hot Honey Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 2 medium boneless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup sriracha (or preferred hot sauce)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
For the Bowls:
- 2 medium zucchini, sliced
- 1 medium summer squash, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 medium avocado, sliced
- 2 cups cooked rice (or quinoa)
- 1 medium lime
- 1/2 cup healthy ranch dressing (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breasts for 5-7 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through.
- While chicken cooks, mix honey, sriracha, minced garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, and crushed red pepper in a bowl. Set aside 2 tablespoons of sauce for later.
- Remove skillet from heat. Add zucchini and summer squash to skillet, placing chicken on top. Pour hot honey sauce over chicken and vegetables.
- Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 20 minutes. Stir vegetables halfway through.
- Let the skillet rest for 5 minutes, then cube chicken and toss in reserved sauce.
- To assemble, divide cooked rice or quinoa into bowls. Top with zucchini, squash, carrots, avocado, and hot honey chicken. Squeeze lime juice and drizzle with ranch dressing (optional).
Notes
- For a spicier kick, increase sriracha or cayenne pepper.
- Swap chicken for turkey breast, tofu, or shrimp if preferred.
- Use quinoa or cauliflower rice for a gluten-free or lower-carb alternative.
- This recipe is meal prep-friendly. Store components separately for up to 3 days.
