Honey Garlic Chicken with Rice & Broccoli

Method

1. 1

   Rinse the rice and cook with 1.5× its volume of water, covered, on the lowest heat. Rest off the heat for 5 minutes.

   12 min
2. 2

   Whisk the honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger and 3 tbsp water for the glaze.

3. 3

   Toss the chicken with the cornflour, salt and pepper. Fry in the oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat until golden on all sides and cooked through.

   8 min
4. 4

   Steam or microwave the broccoli until bright green and just tender.

   4 min
5. 5

   Pour the glaze over the chicken and bubble, stirring, until thick and sticky.

   2 min
6. 6

   Divide rice, chicken and broccoli between four containers and finish with sesame seeds and spring onions. Keeps 4 days chilled; reheat until piping hot.

Watch how it's made

Hand-picked videos of this dish or its classic version. Their quantities differ, so follow ours for the macros above.

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  HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN Meal Prep for WEIGHT LOSS and MUSCLE GAIN

  Chef Jack Ovens · YouTube

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  12 MINUTE Honey Garlic Chicken Breast

  RecipeTin Eats · YouTube

Substitutions

• Use boneless skinless chicken thighs for juicier meat (+5 g fat per serving).
• Lower-carb: halve the rice and add green beans or cauliflower rice; use 2 tbsp honey.
• Vegetarian: use extra-firm tofu cubes tossed in cornflour, pan-fried until crisp before glazing.