Gochujang Chicken Bowls
These Gochujang Chicken bowls are easy, wholesome, and perfect for meal prepping for the week ahead. Ground chicken is stir-fried with ginger and garlic, served alongside veggies and rice, and then it's all drizzled in a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- 4 cups cooked rice white rice brown rice or chickpea rice
- 1 lb. green beans trimmed and cut into thirds
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 small fresno peppers, thinly sliced seeds removed
- 3 green onions, sliced green and white parts
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil divided
Gochujang Sauce
- 2 tablespoon gochujang paste
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 heaping tablespoon honey or white/brown sugar will work too
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds regular sesame seeds work instead
Stir-Fry Sauce
- 1/4 cup broth vegetable or chicken broth
- 2.5 tablespoons soy sauce low sodium preferred
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 inch piece ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoon honey you can also use white or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- First, whisk together the stir-fry sauce in a container and set aside. Make the gochujang sauce in a separate container and whisk until smooth. Taste and adjust, adding more honey if needed.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to the bottom of a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the yellow onion and Fresno peppers, and sauté for 2 minutes or until they begin to soften. Add in ground chicken and use a spatula to break it up into crumbles as it cooks. Cook until both sides are browned.
- Pour in the stir-fry sauce and simmer on low heat for about 4-5 minutes. Set chicken aside in a bowl, tented with foil. Wipe out the excess sauce from the pan.
- Into the same pan over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Add in the green beans and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are slightly softened. Add another drizzle of sesame oil, 2 cloves of minced garlic, salt, and pepper into the pan. Stir frequently until garlic is fragrant and veggies are tender.
- To assemble the bowls, add rice, ground chicken, and veggies. Drizzle with gochujang sauce and top with sesame seeds and green onions. You can also add soy sauce to the rice if preferred.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 635kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 846mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g