Hot Honey Chicken Bowls

These hot honey chicken bowls are a delicious, nourishing, and super simple weeknight meal. This balanced bowl is made with tender, spiced, roasted sweet potatoes and chicken, served over rice with avocado, slices of crunchy pickled cucumber and a drizzle of hot honey. You’ll love the perfect balance of sweet and spicy flavours!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 491kcal

Author Sally

Equipment

Ingredients

For the chicken and sweet potato:

500 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 large sweet potato diced into 1.5cm cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

For the quick pickled cucumber:

1 small cucumber thinly sliced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt

For serving:

2 cups cooked white rice
1 ripe avocado sliced
¼ cup hot honey see notes

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C) / 400°F.
In a large bowl, toss the chicken thighs and diced sweet potato with olive oil, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cumin, salt, and pepper until well coated. Arrange everything on a lined baking tray in a single layer.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through (internal temp 74°C / 165°F) and the sweet potatoes are tender and lightly caramelised.
While the chicken bakes, mix the vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves. Add the cucumber slices and toss to coat. Let it sit for at least 10 minutes, tossing occasionally.
Spoon the cooked rice into bowls. Top with baked sweet potato, chicken (sliced if you like), avocado slices, and pickled cucumber. Drizzle generously with hot honey to finish.

Notes

Hot Honey: You can easily make your own hot honey if you don’t have any by combining ¼ cup honey and 1–2 tablespoons of Frank's Red Hot sauce (adjust to taste) in a small bowl and microwaving it until it mixes up and is a drizzly consistency.

See blog post for meal prep and storage instructions.

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