Sweet Chili Chicken Bowls
with Chicken Thighs, Jasmine Rice, Bell Pepper & Candied Peanuts
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
Forget takeout: The path to sweet-and-savory dinner bliss is only 30 minutes away! In this recipe, chicken thighs, pepper, and onion are coated in a sumptuous sweet chili sauce, and peanuts are transformed into the perfect crunchy topping. Everything comes together over a bed of fluffy rice. The result? A symphony of flavors and textures so delicious, you might just lick the bowl.
Ingredients
1 unit
Bell Pepper
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 unit
Lime
¼ ounce
Cilantro
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
½ ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
10 ounce
Diced Chicken Thighs
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
1 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Sugar
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Zest and quarter lime. Finely chop cilantro.
• 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.
• While rice cooks, heat a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts, 2 TBSP water, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings). Cook, stirring often, until water has evaporated and peanuts are coated and lightly toasted, 3-5 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tender and lightly browned, 6-9 minutes. • Transfer veggies to a plate.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken*; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in veggies, then add soy glaze, chili sauce, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until mixture is thoroughly coated, 1-2 minutes more.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and lime zest to taste. Season with salt. • Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken mixture, peanuts, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165º.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the sweet-and-savory taste, with some wishing for more spice or deeper flavor 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers found it quick and simple to make, with several praising how easy it was.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more veggies like broccoli or mushrooms; some preferred chicken breast over thighs.
- Portions: Several wanted more peanuts for crunch; a few found the rice portion too large compared to meat and veggies.
- Leftovers: Many enjoyed it as leftovers, with some saying it tasted even better the next day.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was my favorite dish of the week. Easy to follow recipe with ingredients that hit my taste buds to perfection. Loved the sweet chili sauce combined with the soy sauce. Chicken was fresh and delicious. The peanuts added a tasty crunchy texture. So good!
Loved it, the rice is amazing and the candied peanuts adds some sweet and crunch to it that really fits in good with the dish. The chicken is just spicy enough to have a kick without being over powering. This is in my top 5 recipes.
Yes, yes yes. Still one of my favorites. I love these Sweet Chili Chicken Bowls. There are some variations of this theme in other recipes, but this particular one is great. I love the rice bowls in general, but this is great. Kid Approved, too.
Good, classic asian style chicken dish. I felt like the candied peanut garnish was not worth the effort. Preparing them made my pan an absolute sticky mess, not easy to "wipe out" in order to reuse it for the rest of the meal. I would skip them altogether if we get this again.
This was a very good dish easy to prepare and the onion's, bell pepper and sweet soy sauce mixed with the rice and chicken was very good!!
Very tasty bites. I loved it without the chicken. Just give me a bowl of the sauce, veggies, and rice and I'm a happy camper. Candied peanuts are a must. It's hard not to just snack on them.
Doubled peanuts and cooked on wax paper (perfect!) Added all lime zest and 1/2 lime juice to rice. Remaining lime juice added to sauce. Started onions 3 min before added peppers. Cooked meat at same time in separate pan and added veggies when both cooked.
Not as flavorful as other Hellofresh recipes I've had, but I really enjoy the sweetness and how that pairs with the red peppers. More peanuts would be nice for two servings.
This was great! The sauce was amazing and I highly recommend the candied peanuts and lime juice! It was also plenty for 4 people and still had leftovers! One of my favorites so far!
Easy and delicious. The peanuts were an excellent addition. It cut the spicy flavors with sweet.
