These Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls have chicken breast, broccoli and asparagus tossed in a sweet and savory honey sesame stir fry sauce. Perfect for healthy meal prep lunches!
For more stir fry sauce ideas, check out this post with SEVEN different stir fry sauces that you can make ahead and freeze!
Can I tell you a secret? I’m not an organized person.
I know you see all these meal prep breakfasts and make ahead lunch bowls and maybe some neatly stacked containers of chicken fajita lunch bowls and you think ‘wow, that Denise? She’s organized!’.
The truth? I’m so not organized. I mean, my bag is still not unpacked from travelling last week!
The recipes that you see on the blog are a product of my disorganization. This is me, trying to overcome my disorganization. And I hope you don’t mind: I’m bringing you along for the ride!
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Can I tell you another secret? Today’s honey sesame chicken lunch bowls are actually just a stir fry, divided into four containers.
I’m pretty sure you figured that out already, but just so we’re on the same page (wink wink).
I’ve already posted lots of salad-type lunch bowls…such as these chicken fajita lunch bowls, and these Mediterranean farro chicken lunch bowls. I thought it was time to mix it up a bit.
Guess what? These honey sesame chicken lunch bowls can be ready in under 30 minutes.
Just think about this: 30 minutes effort to ensure that you’ll have a healthy, filling lunch waiting for you for FOUR days. Doesn’t that sound awesome? It is.
Note: on day four, your broccoli is not going to smell like roses, but it still tastes delicious! Swap it for carrots, bell peppers or zucchini.
How it all goes down: cook your rice. Shake together your sauce. Cook your veggies. Then cook your chicken. Toss chicken in sauce and cook until it thickens slightly.
Portion out into four containers (I’m obsessed with these ones
right now!)
Take a picture and post it on your social media. Let people assume that you have your life together. The end.
More meal prep work lunches for us!
- These Thai Chicken Lunch Bowls have a creamy dreamy peanut sauce!
- Get a ton of inspiration from this round-up of 19 Healthy Make Ahead Lunch Bowls
- Probably the EASIEST meal prep you’ll do: these Southwestern Sweet Potato & Lentil Jar Salads
These Honey Sesame Chicken Lunch Bowls have chicken breast, broccoli and asparagus tossed in a sweet and savory honey sesame stir fry sauce. Perfect for healthy meal prep lunches!
- 1/4 cup chicken stock or water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce I use reduced sodium
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 cup uncooked rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli chopped into small pieces
- 3 cups snap peas cut into small pieces
- 2 large chicken breasts cut into small pieces
- salt & pepper
- red pepper flakes optional
- sesame seeds garnish
- Shake together all honey sesame sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Cook rice according to package instructions. Divide between 4 storage containers.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add broccoli and snap peas. Cook for 5 or so minutes, until bright green and tender. Add to the rice in the storage containers.
- Add additional olive oil if necessary. Add the chicken to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes (if desired). Cook for 7 or so 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.
This recipe is mildly spicy. Feel free to reduce or leave out the red pepper flakes for a less/non-spicy version.
Products used in this recipe:
Tania
I know this is a strange question but how much did the “2 large chicken breast” weigh?
Denise
Roughly 1 lb!
Gina Leslie
This looks awesome. Going to give this ago. Thank you for posting!
Denise
I hope you enjoy!
Alexandra Nightingale
Do you have instructions on how to reheat thie?
Denise
Hi Alexandra! Just heat in the microwave until it’s steaming hot. Hope you enjoy!
Ashley Oliver
This is my second recipe of yours that I’ve tried. I’m really enjoying these balanced, easy meals. This one is delicious as is. I added some toasted cashews on top for a crunch and subbed carrots for snap peas. Next time, I’d like to add a little onion and eggplant to the sauteed veggies.
Denise
Yummy! I love your swap ideas!
Anu
Denise,
Thank you for sharing the honey-sesame Chicken recipe! Prepped it as is and was an excellent addition to my meal prep game plan! I paired it with brown rice and curried cauliflower… Delish!!
Denise
I’m so happy you enjoyed! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review, Anu!
Clara
Hi! Are you able to freeze this and heat later?
Denise
Hi Clara! I have done this and it works great! They freeze for up to 2-3 months. Thaw completely before putting in the microwave 🙂
Renata Diniz
Hi! My name is Renata and I am brazillian. I think it is difficult for me to prep because I do not have any idea how much of the ingredients I should buy as much as possible. For example, this recipes asks for 1 cup of brocolli. So, how much should I buy or unfreeze to prepare this recipe without leftover? It would be easier if everything was in grams or ounces / pounds (I dont know the measure system of USA).
I know that this probably isn’t the focus of this website, since I am a foreigner, but … could you recommend another site or maybe a way to solve my problem?
Sorry for my bad english and thank you! I really loved the site.
Renata Diniz
* sorry! the translator made a mess in my previous comment. Here’s the correct one:
Hi! My name is Renata and I am brazillian. I think it is difficult for me to meal prep because I don’t have idea of how much of ingredients I should buy to loose as minimal as possible. For example, this recipes asks for 1 cup of brocolli. So, how much should I buy or unfreeze to prepare this recipe without leftover? It would be easier if everything was in grams or ounces / pounds (I dont know the measure system of USA).
I know that this probably isn’t the focus of this website, since I am a foreigner, but … could you recommend another site or maybe a way to solve my problem?
Sorry for my bad english and thank you!
Denise
Hi Renata! Unfortunately that is not a common way for us to measure here in Canada…I do try to weigh ingredients whenever I’m baking but for cooking I am really just estimating in cups, and I don’t know what it works out to in weights. You might have better luck with European-based blogs as they will weigh their ingredients out and don’t use cups to measure. I hope this helps!
Sinead
Hi Renata,
I live in Brazi too! . An American cup measurement is about one teacup. A medium/large head of broccoli from the market is about 4 cups. You do get used to the amounts and what they should look like over time! I’ve tried websites to convert but one cup is a different weight for every type of food so I’ve never managed to do it that way.
Nancy
1 cup is about 250 mL. Hope that helps!
Sue
It’s me again. I am looking for the breakdown of carbs, sugar, fibre and protein for your recipe
Denise
Hi Sue, that information is right on the recipe card…is it not displaying for you?
Denise
Oh I understand your question now…if you click on the link in my response to your previous question you will see all that info. These are strictly estimates, as a reminder 🙂
Sue
Can’t have rice and was wondering what nutritional value would be for just the chicken, sauce and vegetables
Denise
Hi Sue, that’s a great question. I just popped it into My Fitness Pal and it looks like it is 270 calories without the rice. You can find the full breakdown here
Beth
Can you do cauliflower rice? I use it just because it’s less calories and don’t really see a huge difference in taste!
Denise
Yes! Absolutely, cauliflower rice is actually great in meal prep! I prefer making my own versus using frozen as it keeps better and doesn’t get as mushy 🙂