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Hot Honey Chicken & Rice Bowls

These hot honey chicken bowls are everything you want in a weeknight dinner! Quick, flavorful, and full of contrast. The chicken is tossed in a sweet and spicy hot honey sauce, seared until golden, and layered with roasted broccoli, crunchy cabbage, and fluffy rice. Every bite hits that perfect balance of heat, sweetness, and freshness. Whether you’re making them for meal prep or an easy dinner, these bowls are simple, satisfying, and seriously good.
Prep : 10 Total : 25 minutes
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Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breast cut into 1” pieces
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 0.5 cup honey
  • 0.5 cup Texas Pete hot sauce
  • 0.5 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 head broccoli cut into florets
  • 1.5 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • Cooked rice for serving
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

Preparation Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, red pepper flakes, honey, hot sauce, and 0.25 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
  • Pour out half of the sauce into a small bowl and set it aside for later — that’s your finishing drizzle. Add the chicken to the remaining sauce, toss to coat, and let it marinate for about 15 minutes while you prep everything else.
  • Toss the broccoli with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the remaining salt and pepper. Spread it out on the baking sheet and roast for 15–20 minutes, until tender and lightly charred around the edges.
  • While the broccoli roasts, heat a skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the chicken and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it’s golden and cooked through.
  • Brush or toss the chicken with the reserved hot honey sauce for that glossy, sticky finish.
  • To build your bowls, layer rice, purple cabbage, roasted broccoli, and hot honey chicken.
  • Garnish with fresh parsley and drizzle on a little extra sauce if you’re feeling it.