This week’s featured dinner is BBQ Chicken Rice Bowls — a weeknight favourite that’s healthy, affordable, and ready in under an hour. Plus six more dinners to carry you through the full week.
⏱ 25 min | 💰 ~$11.00 for 4
BBQ Chicken Rice Bowls
📋 How to Make It
- Prep all ingredients before you start cooking: slice Chicken, chop cabbage, and mix any sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Cook rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
- Heat oil in a large wok or skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add Chicken and cook undisturbed for 2 minutes, then stir-fry until cooked through.
- Add cabbage and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes until tender-crisp. Pour in the sauce and toss everything to coat.
- Serve over rice and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, or a drizzle of chilli oil.
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How to Make BBQ Chicken Rice Bowls
Follow along with the video above — Jar Of Lemons’s step-by-step walkthrough shows everything you need from start to finish. The recipe is straightforward, family-friendly, and fits neatly into your weeknight routine.
This recipe is part of Week 3 of the Social Cook 52-week meal plan. Every week is built around the same principle: healthy, affordable, and easy enough for a busy weeknight.
💡 Meal Prep Tip of the Week: Double the recipe and freeze half for a no-effort meal later in the month.
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