This Lazy Girl's Schezwan Chicken Bowl is a quick fix, healthy, colorful, nutritious and most importantly - delicious meal that's perfect for those nights when you need dinner ready in under 30 minutes! You'll be eating clean without really knowing that you are!
This lazy girl's schezwan chicken bowl is for everyone who remembers that they don't have dinner ready till it's almost time. It's a little difficult putting together a meal in thirty minutes which is healthy, filling, nutritious, has fiber, is colourful and balanced. But you'd be surprised at how amazing schezwan chicken, sliced veggies, black rice and a fried egg can taste. It's the perfect lazy girl, post 8 PM dinner dish that gives you everything you need without compromising on taste or satisfaction.
Quick Walk Through: Schezwan Chicken Bowl
Reasons Why You'll Love This Recipe
- A minimal effort maximum taste recipe that's perfect for weeknight dinners
- A balanced meal in a bowl that is filling, wholesome and delicious
- Can be easily made vegetarian by eliminating the egg and replacing chicken with paneer or tofu
- Perfect meal after a busy weeknight as it's ready in less than 30 minutes from start to finish
- Can easily be doubled or halved depending on the number of people you're making this for
Top Tips To Make The Best Schezwan Chicken Bowl
- I have used black rice for this recipe as I had some lying in the fridge, but you can easily swap it for normal rice.
- You can swap the rice entirely for some hakka noodles.
- If you are a vegetarian, feel free to customise the bowl based on your preferences. Use cottage cheese (paneer) or tofu, potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms or cauliflower instead of chicken and make this your own lazy girl's veggie bowl!
I live for such dinners that require minimal effort but without compromising on the flavors. Make this for dinner tonight and I am telling you, this lazy girl schezwan chicken bowl will find a permanent place in your dinner rotation because it's THAT good! If you try this out, tag your photos @my_foodstory on Instagram or use #myfoodstories and tell me you love this bowl as much as I do!
Lazy Girl's Schezwan Chicken Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoons Oil
- 1 Chicken Breast skinless
- ¾ cup Veggies sliced (Carrots, Cucumbers)
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Black Rice cooked (Note 1)
- Black Sesame seeds for topping Optional
- Salt and Pepper to taste
For the Sauce and Marinade
- 1 tablespoon Schezwan Sauce Note 2
- 1 ½ teaspoons Honey
- ½ teaspoon Soy Sauce
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients under sauce and marinate the chicken in it. Keep aside for 5-7 minutes.
- In a pan, add a teaspoon of oil and slide in the chicken breast. On high flame, sear the chicken breast on both sides for 2 minutes. Reduce the flame to low, add ¼ cup water and cover and cook the chicken for 15-18 minutes. Keep checking every few minutes to make sure it doesn't burn.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove the chicken and set aside. Add two tablespoons water to the pan to deglaze. Simmer for a minute or two till the sauce thickens up slightly. Set aside.
- Take another pan and add half a teaspoon oil to it. Break the egg gently into the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fry the egg till the bottom is crispy and cooked while the yolk is nice and runny.
- To assemble the bowl, slice the chicken and add it to the bowl, along with black rice and veggies. Top with the fried egg and sesame seeds if using and spoon the sauce over everything.
Notes
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Richa Gupta says
Ratna black rice is a variety of rice which is unprocessed, so much healthier. But you can just as easily use brown rice or regular white rice. I have a link in the post from where you can buy black rice online if you'd like to try it.
Ratna sharma says
Recipe sounds great..but what is black rice?