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Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls

Ingredient Amount Calories
Broccoli, raw 106.5g 36kcal
Chicken broiler, raw, meat only boneless breast 174g 209kcal
Rice white long-grain raw 70.3g 257kcal
Bouillon/Chicken broth 31.2g 83kcal
Honey 44.2g 134kcal
Peas 100.5g 84kcal
Olive oil 14g 124kcal
Cornstarch 1.25g 5kcal
Oil, sesame, salad or cooking 13.6g 120kcal
Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), low sodium 88.3g 50kcal

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Recipe Instructions:

Ingredients
Honey Sesame Sauce:
0.13 cup chicken stock or water
0.13 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
0.13 cup honey (or maple syrup)
0.5 tablespoon sesame oil
0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
0.5 teaspoon cornstarch
Chicken Lunch Bowls:
0.38 cup rice (uncooked; or roughly 2 cups cooked)
1 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
1.5 cups broccoli (chopped into small pieces)
1.5 cups snap peas (ends trimmed)
1 large chicken breasts (cut into 1 inch cubes)
salt & pepper
sesame seeds (garnish)
Instructions
Shake together all honey sesame sauce ingredients and set aside.
Cook rice according to package instructions. Divide between 4 storage containers.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan. Add broccoli and snap peas. Cook for 5-7 minutes, until bright green and tender. Add to the rice in the storage containers.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to pan. Add the chicken to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes (if desired). Cook for 7-10 minutes, until cooked through.
Add the sauce to the pan and simmer for 2 minutes, until thickened.
Add the chicken to the lunch containers and drizzle with sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.
Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat to serve.
Notes
* If you are looking for ways to lighten this recipe up, try halving the sauce or swap part of the rice for cauliflower rice

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 161 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 276
1154
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9.5g 12%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Sodium 2687mg 117%
Total Carbohydrate 32g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 9%
Sugar 13g
Protein 16g 33%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 48mg 4%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Potassium 425mg 9%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 22.219 mcg 2%
Thiamin [B1] 0.243 mg 20%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.245 mg 19%
Niacin [B3] 6.048 mg 38%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 1.168 mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.528 mg 31%
Cobalamin [B12] 0.115 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 116.963 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 27.458 mg 31%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 1.184 mg 8%
Vitamin K 39.799 mcg 33%
Betaine 11.808 mg 0%
Choline 65.284 mg 12%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 31.8 g 12%
Sugars 12.5 g 25%
Dietary fiber 2.5 g 9%
Carbohydrate 30.2 g 0%
Net carbs 19.3g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.874 g 0%
Arginine 1.033 g 0%
Aspartic acid 1.351 g 0%
Cysteine 0.144 g 0%
Glutamic acid 2.396 g 0%
Glycine 0.633 g 0%
Histidine 0.474 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.695 g 0%
Leucine 1.16 g 0%
Lysine 1.177 g 0%
Methionine 0.335 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.618 g 0%
Proline 0.584 g 0%
Serine 0.623 g 0%
Threonine 0.642 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.156 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.456 g 0%
Valine 0.771 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 48.31 mg 4%
Copper 0.13 mg 14%
Fluoride 0.77 mcg 0%
Iron 1.95 mg 11%
Magnesium 51.79 mg 12%
Manganese 0.63 mg 27%
Phosphorus 209.91 mg 17%
Potassium 425.32 mg 9%
Selenium 16.11 mcg 29%
Sodium 2687.04 mg 117%
Zinc 1.1 mg 10%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 96.233 g 0%
Ash 7.126 g 0%