Plum Delicious Ginger Chicken & Edamame
with Chicken Thighs & Peanut Rice
- Soy
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- Milk
Chicken is always a weeknight winner. It’s satisfying, speedy, and so versatile, which is why our chefs are always brainstorming new ways to wow you. This week, they whipped up a dreamy sauce of plum jam, Dijon mustard, fresh ginger, and garlic that adds sweet, tangy, and aromatic complexity to tender thigh meat. It’s sautéed along with plump edamame and served atop buttery peanut-studded rice—all in a quick 20 minutes. Hate to say it, but you’d be chicken not to try it!
Ingredients
1 unit
Plum Jam
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
4 ounce
Edamame
(Contains: Soy)
1 clove
Garlic
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
¾ cup
White Rice
1 thumb
Ginger
1.5 ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
Meanwhile, wash and dry produce.
Peel and grate ginger. Peel and mince or grate garlic.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, combine chicken and flour; season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken in a single layer (be careful—the oil may splatter); cook, undisturbed, until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (chicken will finish cooking in the next step). (For 4 servings, you may need to work in batches.)
Roughly chop peanuts.
Fluff rice with a fork; stir in peanuts and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Divide peanut rice between bowls. Top with chicken and edamame and serve. TIP: Finish with your favorite hot sauce for an extra kick!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it bland, while others enjoyed the ginger and plum combo; many suggest adding more sauce for stronger taste 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, with several customers noting it's faster than takeout.
- Suggestions: Consider adding soy sauce, sriracha, or sweet chili sauce to boost flavor; some recommend including more veggies.
- Portions: Rice portion was generous, but many wanted more chicken and sauce.
- Texture: Peanuts in rice added nice crunch, though some found the chicken pieces fatty or tough.
Reviews from our home cooks
First, YAY for the creativity of this recipe, it was nice to see something other than zucchini or broccoli or carrots or green beans. And the edamame adds protein and texture which are always good! Overall I did like this and would get it/make it again. HOWEVER I would strongly suggest that the instructions be edited to grate/mince the ginger TO TASTE because there was no way I would've been able to use the whole thumb of ginger that was provided - I stopped at half and that was already a LOT of ginger. I'm glad I stopped because the plum jam was lovely and if I'd used all of the ginger it would've completely obliterated the taste of the plum. I also added celery (for crunch w the peanuts) and sauteed some white onion with the chicken. I would love to see a future recipe that uses the plum jam alone (without the ginger & dijon) because it has a really nice sweet/tart balance. Overall a yummy & satisfying meal.
I loved this dish! I was worried the plum would make it to sweet but it was perfect and one of my favorite dishes yet! Only complaint is my chicken was very fatty so I had to spend time cutting more fat off of it but the flavors were great.
I loved the edamame and the use of dark meat chicken instead of breast. The sauce didn't have the punch of flavor that I was expecting. The ginger in my kit had the heat but not the flavor. I still really enjoyed the dish. I appreciated the addition of the peanuts.
Wow! Plum Ginger sauce amazing! Edamame great! Peanut rice amazing! Better than take out! We love Hello Fresh
Really liked the ginger peanut rice combo, and the plum sauce was also tasty.
The ginger chicken and edamame didn't turn out as expected. This combination was somewhat dry, and wasn't enough to mix with the rice. The amount of rice overwhelmed the chicken and edamame so you couldn't taste that combination. It was all rice!
Positives, I loved getting edamame, peanuts and the plum jam flavoring. There was a great amount of rice which stretched the meal. Negatives, not enough sauce and y'all the chicken pieces sludge! It sticks to the paper towels and it won't come off. I keep trying to give you a chance that this changes but it hasn't. I'm not doing to be able to order your chicken meals.
Tasted good. Little skimpy on the veg. I added some sautéed Shanghai cabbage as a side which rounded out the dish nicely. Definitely preferred chicken thighs to breasts in this dish although I would prefer to cut them up myself. The knife work on the packaged thighs was pretty awful.
Once again I ordered a meal with rice and need to look for alternatives. However this was a good meal and I enjoyed it. I probably should have cooked the edamame a little longer as it was very al dente!
Good flavor. The edamame was a nice change of pace from usual menu choices.
