Description
These coconut-mango chicken meal prep bowls with basmati rice, corn salsa, and an easy mango marinade are a delicious way to prep your lunches for the week! Top with extra cilantro.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup basmati rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 mango, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 teaspoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained
- 1 ½ cups corn
- ½ cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 small red onion, diced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 avocado, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
- cover
- and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed
- 20 to 25 minutes.
- Mix mango
- olive oil
- lime juice
- honey
- sriracha sauce
- garlic
- and salt together in a blender until smooth. Place chicken in a shallow bowl and pour 1/2 the sauce on top; marinate chicken for 10 minutes.
- Mix black beans
- corn
- red bell pepper
- red onion
- cilantro
- lime juice
- and salt together in a bowl for the corn salsa.
- Grill chicken until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear
- about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from heat.
- Divide rice among 4 glass meal prep bowls. Add 2 pieces of chicken to each bowl; top with the reserved mango sauce
- corn salsa
- and coconut. Top with avocado slices
- cover
- and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 4