Description
If you’re after a flavorful and fast dinner idea, this Honey Garlic Chicken Bowl with Mushrooms & Green Beans is a total winner. Juicy chicken pieces caramelized in a sweet-savory honey garlic glaze, meaty mushrooms, and fresh green beans—all served over a warm bed of rice—make this a comfort food favorite that’s still light and healthy. It’s perfect for quick dinners, meal prep lunches, or even a cozy date-night meal at home. This is one of those easy recipes you’ll keep coming back to when you need healthy snack ideas or satisfying weeknight food ideas.
Ingredients
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
2 cups green beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Honey Garlic Sauce:
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water (slurry)
To Serve:
Steamed white rice (or brown rice)
Optional garnish: chopped parsley or green onions
Instructions
- Prep all ingredients: trim beans, slice mushrooms, cube chicken.
- Blanch green beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, then shock in ice water.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil and sear chicken until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté mushrooms in the same skillet until browned.
- Combine honey, soy sauce, garlic, and rice vinegar. Pour into skillet, then stir in cornstarch slurry until sauce thickens.
- Return chicken to the pan and toss to coat in the sauce.
- Serve over rice with green beans and garnish as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner