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Hot Honey Chicken Bowls Recipe
These hot honey chicken bowls are as good as it gets! The crispy, sweet, and spicy chicken contrasts wonderfully with a bowl of rice, coleslaw, sweet pickles, and a drizzle of spicy mayo. You get all the good flavors and textures in every bite.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 621 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup buttermilk see note 1
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup panko see notes
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour can sub all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon EACH: paprika and Italian seasoning
- Cooking spray oil
Hot Honey
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
For the bowls
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 3 cups coleslaw see notes
- Sweet pickles
Instructions
- Place the chicken pieces, buttermilk, and salt into a large bowl and mix to combine. Set aside for 20 minutes (or up to 8 hours) to marinate.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the panko, flour, paprika, and Italian seasoning to a shallow bowl and mix well. Working with a few pieces of chicken at a time, add them to the bowl with the panko and coat them well.
- Transfer the breaded chicken to the baking sheet, spray the tops with cooking oil, and then bake the chicken for 25 minutes.
- While the chicken is baking, make the hot honey by mixing the honey and Sriracha in a small bowl. Put the mayonnaise into another small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of the hot honey.
- When the chicken is crispy and cooked through, remove it from the oven and brush the top with the remaining hot honey.
- To assemble the bowls, add rice, coleslaw, sweet pickles, and hot honey chicken to a dinner bowl and then drizzle with the hot honey mayo.
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Notes
- Note 1: You can also use chicken breast if that is what your family prefers. Just be aware that breasts tend to dry out quicker and may be a bit overcooked by the time the breading is crispy.
- Note 2: If you don't have buttermilk, add 1 teaspoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup of milk.
- Note 3: Panko is Japanese breadcrumbs and provides an extra crispy texture. You can use regular breadcrumbs if that is what you have in your pantry.
- Note 4: We make a simple coleslaw with thinly shredded cabbage, a drizzle of olive oil, a squeeze of lime juice, and a little salt and pepper. But feel free to either get creative and make one of our other coleslaw recipes or pick up a bag of slaw from the grocery store.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bowl
Calories
621kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
108g
(36%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
652mg
(27%)
Potassium
531mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
57g
(114%)
Vitamin A
157IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 621
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bowl | |
| Calories | 621kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 108g | 36% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 652mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 531mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 57g | 114% |
| Vitamin A | 157IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.