These chicken poke bowls have sushi rice, sweet savory chicken, fresh toppings, and are drizzled with spicy soy dressing. This quick and easy meal is perfect for weekday lunches and dinners!
Chicken poke bowls are such a well balanced dish with loads of vegetables, protein, and a good amount of carb.
They are so fresh and delicious, and easy to make on a busy day. The chicken thighs are cooked in tamari soy sauce and honey, and they come out super juicy every time. The dressing is made with just 4 ingredients yet it’s packed full of umami flavor and has the perfect amount of heat.
Have fun customizing the toppings as you like, or use any veggies you have on hand!
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What are poke bowls?
Poke is a Hawaiian style grain bowl which has been inspired by Japanese cuisine. It is typically made with soy marinated tuna fish, but nowadays there are so many variations made with other fish, or non-seafood proteins.
Using chicken instead of sashimi grade fish makes the shopping much easier, as oftentimes, finding fresh seafood could be tricky in the states.
Ingredients for this recipe
For dressing:
- Lemon juice - Freshly squeezed, or bottled.
- Sesame oil
- Tamari soy sauce
- Sriracha sauce - Or any of your favorite spicy sauce!
For poke bowls:
- Olive oil
- Garlic - Minced
- Boneless skinless chicken thigh - Cut in bite size pieces.
- Salt
- Tamari soy sauce
- Sake - Or dry white wine.
- Honey
- Cooked sushi (Japanese) rice - Or rice of your choice
- Mixed salad leaves
- Carrot - Peeled into ribbons
- Shelled edamame
- Pineapple chunks - Fresh or canned.
- Radish - Sliced thinly. I like to use a mandoline to slice.
For extra toppings (optional):
- Thinly sliced scallions
- Cilantro leaves
- Roasted sesame, mix of white and black
How to make chicken poke bowls
1. Make dressing. Combine the ingredients for dressing together in a small cup. Set aside.
2. Cook garlic. Heat up the olive oil in a pan. Cook the garlic until fragrant.
3. Cook chicken thighs. Add in the chicken and salt. When the chicken is cooked 80% of the way, add the tamari, sake, and honey and continue to cook until it’s no longer saucy.
4. Arrange in bowls. In two bowls, arrange the cooked rice, followed by salad leaves, carrots, cooked chicken, edamame, pineapples, and radish.
5. Serve. Top with sesame, cilantro, and scallions. Drizzle the dressing.
FAQs
For the chicken, you can cook them in advance and keep refrigerated for up to 3 days. Make sure to reheat or microwave upon using.
For the vegetables, you can prepare them and keep them refrigerated separately as well. The dressing can be pre-made and kept refrigerated for up to one week. I like to make in a larger batch and use for other salads, or meat as well.
Chicken poke bowls are recommended to be consumed fresh. However, if you happen to have leftovers, store the vegetables separately from meat and rice. That way, you can reheat the meat and rice without getting the veggies soggy!
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Recipe
Easy Chicken Poke Bowls
Ingredients
For dressing
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 4 teaspoon tamari soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
For poke bowls
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs cut in bite size pieces
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sake or dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cups cooked sushi (Japanese) rice
- 1 cup salad leaves packed
- 1 medium carrot peeled into ribbons
- ½ cup shelled edamame
- ½ cup pineapple chunks
- 3 radish thinly sliced
For toppings
- Thinly sliced scallions
- Cilantro leaves
- Roasted sesame mix of black and white
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients for dressing together in a small cup. Set aside.
- Heat up the olive oil in a pan. Cook the garlic until fragrant.
- Add in the chicken and salt. When the chicken is cooked 80% of the way, add the tamari soy sauce, sake, and honey and continue to cook until it’s no longer saucy.
- In two bowls, arrange the cooked rice, followed by salad leaves, carrots, cooked chicken, edamame, pineapples, and radish.
- Top with sesame, cilantro, and scallions. Drizzle the dressing.
Nutrition
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