Honey Lemon Chicken Rice Bowls Recipe – quick and easy dinner idea that’s better than takeout! This sweet and tangy chicken makes for perfect meal prep.
HONEY LEMON CHICKEN RICE BOWLS
I am so excited to share my new favorite meal prep and rice bowl recipe. This Honey Lemon Chicken is sweet, tangy and absolutely delicious! If you are a big fan of my Quick Teriyaki Chicken, you will love this recipe. I cannot get over how absolutely delicious the honey lemon sauce is in this dish. I used lemon zest and juice in it so it’s flavorful. This dish is quick and easy and you can pack it into meal prep containers and store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Perfect lunch or dinner idea with a ton of flavor thanks to the honey-lemon combo with a hint of ginger.
How to make Honey Lemon Chicken?
This recipe could not be easier.
- Cook chicken in pan with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl or a measuring cup, whisk together lemon juice, zest, honey, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, ground ginger and cornstarch. Pour over chicken and cook until thickened.
- That’s it! Serve this delicious chicken with rice and steamed vegetables, like broccoli or Asian stir fry mix. I love to add slices of lemon right into the chicken cooking in sauce. Also, you can sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the ready dish.
Can I make this dish ahead of time?
Yes! You can serve this Honey Lemon Chicken right away or place in meal prep containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days. After cooking the chicken and sauce, cool completely before placing in containers.
More Dishes Like this:
- Quick Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls
- Easy Cashew Chicken
- Easy Asian Takeout Dinner Recipes
- Chicken Francese
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Quick and easy dinner idea that's better than takeout! This sweet and tangy chicken makes for a perfect meal prep.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 Tablespoons lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 and 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Heat up oil in a skillet. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper and cook until chicken is done.
- In a small mixing bowl or a measuring cup, whisk together honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, ginger, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and cornstarch. Pour sauce over chicken and cook over medium heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve immediately or cool and move to meal prep containers. Store in fridge for up to 4 days.
Serve this chicken with 1/2 cup of rice and 1/2 cup of steamed vegetable per serving.
The calorie count for chicken, sauce, broccoli and rice is 801 calories per serving.
Lia says
August 8, 2019 at 3:44 amThanks for this recipe, Its sooo delicious! Did it with less ginger and added a little garlic.
Ashley F says
October 29, 2018 at 7:12 pmThis is one of my favorite flavor combos! Makes the perfect lunch.
Jocelyn says
October 29, 2018 at 5:51 pmThis looks so much better than take out!!! Plus the honey lemon combo sounds great!!!
Jessica says
October 29, 2018 at 4:50 pmSo delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Bree says
October 29, 2018 at 4:09 pmThis is so simple and packed full of flavor! Yum!!
Aimee Shugarman says
October 29, 2018 at 1:05 pmThis is one of my favorite meal prep recipes!
Alissa says
August 18, 2018 at 8:54 pmI found the sound of this so satisfying i had to make, chicken honey lemon what could possibly go wrong. Will be looking forward to my meal prep bowls this week. Easy recipes with basic ingredients are a win win for me and i will be trying more of your recipes
Terri Tufano says
August 22, 2018 at 2:49 pmThis was just amazing!
I didn’t have enough honey so I used agave. I used two really big chicken breasts but next time I’ll use four and double that unbelievable sauce!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
August 23, 2018 at 10:40 pmHi Terri! That’s awesome! I am so glad you love the sauce like I do. So easy and so delicious!
Grace says
July 11, 2018 at 7:39 amI love the thought of lemon, will try this with next weeks menu. Fingers crossed!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
July 11, 2018 at 10:28 pmSounds great, Grace! Let me know how it goes!
Rose says
April 29, 2018 at 6:39 amIm totally making for my family….it looks amazing .😍
eat good 4 life says
October 5, 2017 at 7:20 amA great recipe for dinner. So easy, healthy and tasty.
Sharon @ What the Fork says
October 4, 2017 at 6:39 pmI love how simple you made this recipe! It looks like it’s packed full of flavor!
Abeer says
October 3, 2017 at 10:44 amThis looks great and it would be a perfect lunch for me!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
October 3, 2017 at 9:59 pmThanks, Abeer!
carrie @ frugal foodie mama says
October 3, 2017 at 6:25 amThis looks 100 times better than take-out! 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
October 3, 2017 at 9:59 pmIt really is! And so easy. 😀
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
October 2, 2017 at 9:31 pmThis looks so tasty! I love lemon with pretty much everything, but it’s so good with chicken!
Amanda says
October 2, 2017 at 7:43 pmHard to beat a flavorful bowl meal!!
Jen says
October 2, 2017 at 4:55 pmThis is definitely being made for next week’s lunches. I have been in a rut and your honey lemon sauce sounds so good!
Nancy Hylton says
September 30, 2017 at 9:00 pmI don’t think the calorie count per serving is accurate.