Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Bali Island Chicken Rice Bowls
Chicken and vegetables over rice make a welcoming bowl when there's creamy peanut sauce to bring into each bite. The sauce has a little tang and adjustable heat, with tender broccoli and sweet pepper alongside the chicken.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 14 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Rice dishes
A few quick notes
1. Even out the chicken
Slice the breasts lengthwise and pound to even thickness before seasoning and cooking them in the skillet.
2. Cook vegetables until tender
Boil or steam the vegetables until tender to a fork, then set them aside while you finish the bowl components.
3. Whisk the sauce smooth
Mix all the sauce ingredients thoroughly until smooth before serving it with the chicken and vegetables.
Get to know the ingredients
Creamy peanut butter
The sauce uses reduced-fat creamy peanut butter, whisked with warm water and the remaining sauce ingredients.
Rice or noodles
The ingredient list offers steamed rice or cooked noodles as the base beneath the chicken and vegetables.
Sriracha
Sriracha is included in a range to suit your preferred heat, mixed into the peanut sauce.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Sauce over the bowls
Layer vegetables and diced chicken over the rice or noodles, serve with sauce and add optional sesame seeds.
A little more help as you go
Extra sauce allowed
Double the sauce if you enjoy extra, and use the rest on chicken, vegetables or noodles.
Vinegar option
Rice vinegar is the listed sauce ingredient, with white vinegar expressly allowed as a substitute in a pinch.
A few questions you might have
Is the chicken diced before cooking?
The directions cook the evenly pounded, seasoned breasts first, then dice them and set them aside for assembly.
What goes at the bottom of the bowl?
Start with the steamed rice or cooked noodles, then place the vegetables and chicken on top.
Do the vegetables need to be roasted?
No, the directions call for boiling or steaming them until fork-tender before assembling the finished bowls.
Is the sesame garnish required?
No, sesame seeds are offered as an optional sprinkle after the bowls are assembled and served with sauce.
Can I make more peanut sauce?
Yes, double the sauce if you'd like extra. Try any leftover sauce with chicken, vegetables or noodles.
Any more cooking tips?
If you like extra sauce (like me!) then I would recommend doubling the sauce recipe. You can always use leftovers for chicken, veggies, or noodles.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: lecremedelacrumb.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
