Description
Looking for the best tropical chicken bowl recipe? This easy and healthy dinner idea is quick, fresh, and packed with flavor! Grilled chicken and pineapple over jasmine rice makes this a simple go-to meal perfect for summer, meal prep, or lunch ideas. Light, colorful, and full of healthy ingredients!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil to make the marinade.
- Marinate chicken breasts in the mixture for at least 20 minutes.
- Chop pineapple, red bell pepper, and green onions while chicken marinates.
- Grill chicken on medium heat for 5–6 minutes per side, brushing with extra marinade.
- Let chicken rest, then slice into strips.
- In each bowl, layer jasmine rice, chicken, pineapple, bell peppers, and green onions.
- Finish with a squeeze of fresh lime and serve warm.
Notes
- Use coconut rice for extra tropical flavor.
- Swap jasmine rice for cauliflower rice to keep it low-carb.
- Marinate longer for deeper flavor.
- Use canned pineapple if fresh isn’t available.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Tropical
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 610mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 75mg