Chicken Brown Rice Bowl (copycat Zinque’s Le Bowl)

This delicious, Chicken Brown Rice Bowl is a simple one-bowl meal with chicken breast, rocket, avocado, tomatoes, gruyere with a sriracha yogurt sauce.

Chicken Brown Rice Bowl (Zinques Le Bowl)

This recipe is inspired by the LA restaurant Zinque. A simple bowl of chicken and rice is perfect for lunch or dinner. It's also a great way to consume leftover chicken (or you can use turkey!). I always have frozen brown rice on hand to help break these quick, easy bowls in less than 10 minutes. You can find more recipes for healthy bowls here!

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When my sister Lori sent me this copycat recipe from an LA restaurant, I wasn't sure about the combination of Sriracha and Gruyere. But Lori is an amazing cook (she even won a cooking contest in Vegas a few years ago!) And she assured me that I would love this bowl – and she was right!

Simple ingredients (chicken, tomatoes, arugula, brown rice, Gruyere, Sriracha, and yogurt) make a surprisingly delicious AND super easy one-bowl meal. But don't forget this secret ingredient …

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Chicken Brown Rice Bowl (Zinques Le Bowl)

Preparation time: 15th min

Cooking time: 0 min

Total time: 15th min

This delicious Chicken Brown Rice Bowl is a simple one-bowl meal made with chicken breast, rocket, avocado, tomato, Gruyere, and a Sriracha yogurt sauce.

For the salad dressing:

2 tablespoon Greek yogurt made from whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce, or more to taste
1 teaspoon water, too thin

For bowl:

1 ½ cups arugula
½ Cup cooked brown rice
4th Ounces cooked skinless chicken breast
1 ounce avocado, diced
6th Cocktail tomatoes, halved
½ ounce shaved Gruyere cheese
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper, taste

Mix the yogurt, sriracha and water in a small bowl.
Put the rocket in a shallow bowl. Layer with rice, chicken, avocado, tomatoes and cheese.
Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and fresh pepper and drizzle with the prepared dressing.

Portion: 1bowl, Calories: 455kcal, Carbohydrates: 33G, Protein: 48G, Fat: 15thG, Saturated fatty acids: 5.5G, Cholesterol: 151mg, Sodium: 819mg, Fiber: 5.5G, Sugar: 7thG

Blue Smart Points: 7th

Green Smart Points: 10

Purple Smart Points: 4th

Keywords: Chicken Rice Bowl, Chicken Bowls, Chicken Brown Rice Bowl, Healthy Rice Bowls with Chicken, Zinque Bowl

sent 23rd November 2020 by Gina