Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl
This Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl is a meal prep must. It's high in protein and has a creamy buffalo sauce that you will absolutely love. This recipe is one that you won't get tired of eating for lunch all week long which to me is the most important part when it comes to meal prep.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 415kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast cubed
- salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce or favorite
- 1 Tbsp. lite pancake syrup or honey, maple or date paste
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
- 1 bag frozen cauliflower riced 12 oz.
- 1 bag Uncle Ben's Basmati Ready Rice or cooked 235 g
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice
- 12 cherry tomatoes chopped
- 1/3 English cucumber thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots
- 2 green onions chopped
- 3 Tbsp. Bolthouse Farms ranch dressing any ranch will work
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium, spray with cooking spray and add the cubed chicken. Season with salt and pepper and cook until it is fully cooked through and no longer pink in the center approximately 8-10 minutes.
- While the chicken cooks add the hot sauce, garlic powder and syrup to a sauce pan and whisk while boiling to thicken some. Once the chicken is cooked through add the greek yogurt to the sauce and mix until it is fully combined. Pour the sauce into the pan with the chicken and mix to coat.
- Cook the cauliflower rice and basmati according to their package instructions. Mix them two together in a bowl and drizzle with some lime juice.
- Assemble the buffalo chicken rice bowl with rice blend, cooked buffalo sauce covered chicken, shredded carrots, sliced cucumber, chopped green onions and ranch dressing.
- Meal prepping 3 bowls: split your chicken between 3 bowls, 161 grams of rice blend, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 4 chopped cherry tomatoes, a couple slices of cucumber and chopped green onions. Recipe makes 3 bowls. Top with 1 tbsp. of your favorite ranch (Bolthouse Farms ranch is included in nutrition facts).
Notes
- All nutrition facts are a estimate.
- Use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to make this even easier.
- To lower the carbs, use only cauliflower rice.
- For gluten-free, ensure your ranch dressing is certified GF.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1615mg | Potassium: 887mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g
