If my autocorrect changes bok choy to “boo-toy” one more time, I may be earlier than normal with my 5pm wine alarm. Grilled Chicken Rice Bowl with Boo-Toy just isn’t going to win me any new readers, but if you like bok choy pull up a stool.
This healthy bowl could easily slide itself into my salad category. I ate it hot and cold and both ways tasted wondrous. I’d say hot for dinner and then cold leftovers for lunch the next day would be an acceptable path to follow. I almost went with shrimp instead of chicken but couldn’t find any large enough to satisfy my love for huge shrimp. Am I the only person who could eat shrimp all day long? I love the concept of throwing everything in a bowl though, so I can see a seafood version in the near future, as soon as I find some monster shrimp!
Don’t worry if it looks like you made too much dressing, because you did. Keep it in your fridge and drizzle it over some green leaves for another time. You only need to throw in a little to this bowl so add it gradually. It’s a loosey-goosey type of recipe, you won’t ruin it if you add more or less cashews or use white rice in place of brown so go ahead and switch things up. I won’t get mad, in fact I’ll love you even more for being adventurous.
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Grilled Chicken Rice Bowl with Bok Choy
Ingredients
- For The Dressing!
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp Tamari
- 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp honey
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground dried ginger
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1 medium sized chicken breast grilled and cubed
- 2 cups of cooked brown rice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups Shiitake mushrooms larger ones sliced
- 2 bunches baby bok choy
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 cup roasted chopped cashew nuts
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, Tamari, honey, pepper flakes, ginger, salt and pepper and whisk well.
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Slowly add the sesame oil whisking until the mixture becomes a little thicker. Set aside.
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Season the chicken with any rub you have available and like.
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Grill it over a high heat until fully cooked.
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In a pan heat the olive oil until warm. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for about 4 minutes over a medium heat.
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Slice the bottom parts of the bok choy and add to the mushrooms.
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Saute for another 3-4 minutes and the bok choy has wilted a little.
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Place the brown rice in a bowl.
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Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of the dressing over the rice
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Top with the mushrooms and bok choy on one side.
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Dice the chicken into chunks and add to the rice.
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Top with the cashew nuts and fresh cilantro.
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Drizzle some more dressing over the whole bowl.
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Serve at once.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
April 7, 2015 at 10:21 pmI’m pretty sure I could live on this rice bowl! (Well that, and dessert of course ;))
foodnessgracious says
April 8, 2015 at 5:05 pmAnd you are the dessert queen Laura :)
Tammy says
April 8, 2015 at 7:24 amI love meals like this – light and wholesome. I could easily down three helpings of this :D
…haha auto correct is a pain. Either way you say it, this dish looks amazing.
foodnessgracious says
April 8, 2015 at 5:04 pmThanks Tammy, it was delicious :)
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
April 8, 2015 at 10:31 amboo toy…too funny! Mine lets me do bok, but then choy becomes check. Stir-fried bok check, please!
foodnessgracious says
April 8, 2015 at 5:04 pmHa..bok check lol!!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
April 8, 2015 at 3:04 pmThis rice bowl looks SO delicious.. and the chicken is clearly cooked to perfection. I definitely have to make the recipe – I love dishes like this for weeknight dinners.
foodnessgracious says
April 8, 2015 at 5:03 pmi think I like it cold better Thalia so it’s perfect for lunches away from home :) Thanks for checking in!
Annie @ The Garlic Diaries says
April 8, 2015 at 6:43 pmI am seriously cracking up at your Boo-Toy auto correct. That gave me a good laugh. On a more serious note…this chicken rice bowl looks absolutely amazing and so healthy! Love it!
Katalina @ Peas and Ponies says
April 9, 2015 at 12:23 pmI have a deep love for rice bowls, they are so versatile, you can dress them up or down, you can create so many flavor combos! Love this, adding bok choy is a very nice twist.
Myrtice Stevens says
April 12, 2015 at 10:01 amI’m pretty sure this will be on my day by day menu. The cooking processes are not very complicated in addition to the leftover and stuff. Such a perfect dish. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
shawn @ I Wash You Dry says
May 1, 2015 at 12:20 pmStunning! Love the addition of the mushrooms!
foodnessgracious says
May 2, 2015 at 12:05 pmi love me some mushrooms Shawn :)
Paula says
January 23, 2016 at 2:28 pmFantastic flavours! I made this last night with a couple of changes. I substituted some wasabi for the red pepper flakes (nightshade sensitivity), honey for the brown sugar, and button mushrooms for the shitake (as that’s what I had on hand). I also used leftover red rice. My husband and I loved it!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Shannon says
January 25, 2017 at 2:11 amMade this last night. Used Chinese 5 spice on the chicken and topped everything off with a little siracha. I’m hooked- so easy and tasty!
foodnessgracious says
January 26, 2017 at 8:05 amAwesome Shannon, I love 5 spice!!!