Sweet Chili Chicken Bowls
Ingredients
Sweet chili sauce
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 Tbsp garlic
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- 1 Tbsp cold water
- 1/2 tsp salt
Sweet chili chicken bowl
- 20 oz crushed pineapple
- 15 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 medium mango, diced
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tsp ginger
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 8 cups jasmine rice, cooked
Instructions
Sweet chili sauce
- Add water, vinegar and sugar to a pot. Being to boil over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Bring it to a simmer. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the Sriracha sauce.
- In a separate bowl mix cornstarch and water.
- Bring sauce to a low boil and add the cornstarch and water mixture and salt.
- The sauce will begin to thicken immediately. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stir constantly.
- Let the sauce cool.
Sweet chili rice bowl
- Add all ingredients, except chicken and rice, to a slow cooker and stir to combine ingredients.
- Add the chicken to the slow cooker and cover with the fruit and bean mixture.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and set for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- Shred the chicken after it is done cooking and mix throughout the mixture.
- Serve with rice.
Notes
- Yields: 8 servings
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 4-8 hours
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