Flavorful honey chipotle chicken bowls with fresh veggies, and the most delicious spicy lime tahini dressing all come together in this filling and healthy lunch bowl. These bowls are hearty, full of whole grains and veggies, and a filling and delicious way to keep you feeling energized!
Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls with the Best Spicy Lime Tahini Dressing
Everything tastes just a little bit better in a bowl, am I right? These honey chipotle chicken bowls are no exception. If I had to dream up the perfect lunch, it would be these hearty bowls. Here’s what they have going on:
- Tender and juicy honey chipotle chicken that has been marinated overnight and cooked to perfection.
- Lots of fresh veggies. I’m talking pickled onions, avocado, crunchy cabbage…all the good things.
- A spicy lime tahini dressing made with chipotle peppers, plenty of fresh lime juice, and lots of fresh herbs.
This recipe is swimming with deliciousness and also a great one to meal prep in advance for your lunch all week. I can promise that you will not get tired of these bowls. Keep reading to learn how to make them!
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Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowl Ingredients
Honey Chipotle Chicken:the delicious honey chipotle chicken is the star of the show in these bowls.
Grains: you can choose whatever grains you like for this bowl. I love to use brown rice, cilantro lime rice, or quinoa.
Spicy Lime Tahini Dressing: you’ll want to drizzle this on every single thing.
Toppings: the options are truly endless but I’ve included some of my favorites later on in this post.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
- mixing bowl
- sharp knife
- cutting board
- MEASURING CUPS
- MEASURING SPOONS
- Large Skillet
- meat thermometer
- whisk
How to Make Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls
Step One: Add all of the chicken marinade ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together until well combined. Add the chicken and let it marinade for thirty minutes or up to overnight.
Step Two: After the chicken has marinated, discard the excess liquid. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add one tablespoon of oil to the pan. Next add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until the chicken is browned and fully cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Be careful not to overcrowd the skillet when cooking the chicken to ensure it browns. You may need to cook the chicken in batches.
Step Three: Add all of the dressing ingredients to a high powered blender of food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Step Four: Assemble your bowls. First start with your grain, then add the chicken, and finally your toppings. Drizzle the lime tahini dressing over everything and enjoy!
Smoky and Delicious Spicy Lime Tahini Dressing
One of the best parts of these bowls is the perfect spicy lime tahini dressing. Trust me, this stuff is delicious and not only works perfectly on this bowl but also as a go-to salad dressing.
What You Need:
- Tahini
- Chipotle peppers in adobo
- Fresh garlic
- Green onion
- Cilantro
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Orange juice
- Lime juice
To make: add all of the ingredients to a food processor or blender and then blending or processing until smooth and creamy. The dressing makes more than enough so you’ll have plenty to drizzle on your bowls or salads all week long.
Store this tahini dressing in the fridge and, because it includes tahini, it will likely thicken up as it chills. If you need to thin the dressing out a bit just add a little bit of water until it reaches the desired consistency.
Tips for Perfect Juicy Chicken
The key to this flavorful bowl is the honey chipotle chicken. Whether you make these exact bowls or not, keeping a flavorful protein on hand like this honey chipotle chicken is a great idea. You can easily use it whip up a quick lunch or dinner when you are running short on time!
Here are a few tips for the best juicy chicken:
- If you are making this recipe for meal prep you can marinate your chicken Saturday night and then cook it for the week on Sunday. This gives the chicken enough time to sit in the marinade.
- Use a heavy bottomed (like cast iron) or a non-stick skillet. If you are using a cast iron skillet, don’t skimp on the oil to ensure that the chicken does not stick.
- If the chicken breast is extra thick, use a sharp knife and split it in half to help it cook more evenly. This will help ensure that the chicken is tender and juicy all the way through and not overcooked in some areas while undercooked in others.
Toppings to Load Up Your Bowl
What I personally love about these chicken bowls is how customizable they are. Once you have the chicken prepared it’s just a matter of building your bowl with all your favorite toppings or whatever you have in the fridge at the time. Here are a few of personal favorite toppings to include in my bowls:
- Pickled onions (use this recipe for perfect pickled onions)
- Shredded cabbage
- Tomatoes
- Shredded carrots
- Avocado
- Roasted veggies
- Black beans
How to Store
Store the honey chipotle chicken and grains separately in the fridge for 3-5 days. When you’re ready just assemble the bowls with all of your favorite toppings.
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I hope you give these Honey Chipotle Chicken Bows a try! They are perfect for a quick and easy lunch!
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Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls with Spicy Lime Tahini Dressing
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Flavorful chicken, seasoned with a honey chipotle marinade, fresh veggies, and the most delicious spicy lime tahini dressing all come together in this filling and healthy lunch bowl. These bowls are hearty, full of whole grains and veggies, and a filling and delicious way to keep you feeling energized!
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast, cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp avocado or coconut oil
For the chicken marinade
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ½ tsp chipotle powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp honey
For the Dressing
- ½ cup tahini
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup green onion
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup lime juice
Bowl Toppings
- Brown or white rice or quinoa
- Romaine lettuce
- Cilantro
- Pickled onions
- Avocado
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
Instructions
- Add all of the chicken marinade ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together until well combined. Add the chicken and let it marinade for thirty minutes or up to overnight.
- After the chicken has marinated, discard the excess liquid. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add one tablespoon of oil to the pan. Next add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until the chicken is browned and fully cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan. Do not overcrowd the skillet when cooking the chicken to ensure it browns. You may need to cook the chicken in batches.
- Make the lime tahini dressing by adding all of the dressing ingredients to a high powered blender of food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Assemble your bowls. Start with your grain, then add the chicken, and finally your toppings. Drizzle the lime tahini dressing over everything and enjoy!
This meal will change your life! I made this meal for the first time this past summer and now it is a staple in our household! So good!!
Thanks for sharing Brittany! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
Holy Chipotle! We LOVE the chicken marinade, but we used way too much dressing, so its super spicy. Maybe less chipotle next time!
I made this when I had family over and it was SUCH A HIT! My mom and sister both asked for the recipe. I could dip chips in that sauce everyday 😁. I will definitely make this again!
So glad you loved it, Heather!
That combo was so good!! Easy to follow recipe, loved it! Loved the flexibility with the topping ideas!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Jamie! Thank you for leaving a review!
Love this recipe, could eat again and again (and I have!)
Love hearing that, Jenna!
This dressing is amazing!! The chicken marinade is flavorful and the whole recipe comes together so quickly. Highly recommended!
It was absolutely delicious and sooo easy. I will make it again and again.
Loved this dressing, and could be used for so many things! Added some toppings to use up summer garden veggies as well. Will definitely be making this again!
Delicious! Working from home, with a toddler and a baby on the way, I am always looking for easy recipes that are flavorful and full of real foods. The sauce is so yummy, the marinade was perfect and so easy to throw together between meetings and nap time! 100% going into our monthly recipe rotation.
My husband and I made these bowls for lunch one day about a month ago, and we’ve meal prepped them every week since! They are the perfect combination of flavors, keep us full, and we feel great about what we are putting into our bodies. Love this recipe and it has become a staple in our house.
Made. It. Love it. Husband approved. Will be a weekly staple. The marinade- I mean, there are no words. Truly delicious. The dressing? Woah. I’m obsessed! Thank you!!!!
I loved this chicken marinade and its citrus notes! This is a great recipe to use up ingredients that you have on hand.
This recipe is soooooo good! And it’s also very versatile to add whatever veggies you have on hand. I added beets, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, red pepper, cilantro, avocado, and lettuce! Yum!
This was SO good. Best chicken marinade I’ve made in a long time!!
This chicken was delicious! Didn’t have the tahini to make the dressing, but will definitely be making it again!
Whenever I don’t have tahini I use hummus, works like a charm
This tastes as beautiful as it looks! I love the versatility with this meal. I’ve been using the tahini dressing on salads for the last week! The chicken was so good that we had no leftovers, so I’ll be doubling the recipe next time.
This recipe was so good! The marinade was amazing. I didn’t have the chipotle peppers in adobo even though I looked for them at the grocery store but was still so flavorful. Definitely keeping this as a staple!