Bang Bang Ground Chicken Bowls
If you are looking for a fast dinner packed with flavor, these Bang Bang Ground Chicken Bowls are about to become one of your favorite easy weeknight meals. Tender ground chicken is cooked with fresh garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and spicy sauce, then tossed with creamy bang bang sauce and served over a fluffy bed of rice with fresh veggies. These rice bowls come together in just 25 minutes, making them perfect for busy nights, meal prep, or a quick high-protein meal the whole family will love.
Yes! Ground turkey works great in this recipe and cooks the same way.
Absolutely. These bang bang chicken bowls are perfect for meal prep and store well for lunches throughout the week.
The sauce has a mild to medium heat level depending on how much Sriracha you use. Start with less and add more to taste.
Yes. Plain Greek yogurt is a great swap for the mayonnaise in the bang bang sauce if you want a lighter option.
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Ingredient Notes
For the Bang Bang Sauce
- Mayonnaise: Creates the creamy base for the bang bang sauce.
- Sweet chili sauce: Adds sweet heat and classic bang bang flavor.
- Sriracha: Brings spicy sauce flavor and extra kick.
- Rice vinegar: Adds brightness and balances the sauce.
For the Chicken Bowls
- Cooked rice: Serve over jasmine rice, white rice, brown rice, or cauliflower rice.
- Toasted sesame oil: Adds rich flavor while cooking the ground chicken mixture.
- Ground chicken: The main protein for these flavorful rice bowls.
- Fresh garlic: Adds savory flavor to the cooked chicken.
- Fresh ginger: Gives the bowls fresh, bold flavor.
- Paprika: Adds mild smoky flavor.
- Onion powder: Boosts savory flavor.
- Soy sauce: Adds salty umami flavor.
- Chicken broth: Helps create a flavorful sauce.
- Kosher salt and black pepper: Season the dish perfectly.
Bang Bang Ground Chicken Bowls
- Add mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, Sriracha, and rice vinegar to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until combined and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Heat sesame oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 7-8 minutes. Drain any excess liquid.
- Add garlic, ginger, paprika, onion powder, soy sauce, Sriracha, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Turn off heat and let cool for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons of bang bang sauce into the chicken mixture and reserve the rest of the sauce for serving.
- Add cooked rice to a serving bowl and spoon ground chicken mixture on top. Garnish with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Bang Bang Ground Chicken Bowls
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Equipment
Ingredients
Bang Bang Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha or to taste
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
For the Chicken Bowls
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 cups Cooked rice for serving
Optional Bowl Toppings
- Shredded carrots
- Black sesame seeds
- Sliced green onions
- Shelled edamame
- Sliced cucumbers
Instructions
For the Bang Bang Sauce
- Add mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, Sriracha, and rice vinegar to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until combined and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
For the Chicken Bowls
- Heat sesame oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the chicken and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 7-8 minutes. Drain any excess liquid.
- Add garlic, ginger, paprika, onion powder, soy sauce, Sriracha, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Turn off heat and let cool for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons of bang bang sauce into the chicken mixture and reserve the rest of the sauce for serving.
- Add cooked rice to a serving bowl and spoon ground chicken mixture on top. Garnish with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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