Sweet Chili Tofu Bowls
with Jasmine Rice, Bell Pepper & Candied Peanuts
- Soy
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- Milk
Forget takeout: The path to sweet-and-savory dinner bliss is only 30 minutes away! In this recipe, dark meat chicken, 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 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Tofu
(Contains: Soy)
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
1 unit
Lime
1 unit
Bell Pepper
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
¼ ounce
Cilantro
½ ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
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.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Mar 2026- Flavor: Some found it delicious, while others thought it needed more seasoning. Consider adding extra salt or sauce to taste.
- Ease of prep: Many found the recipe confusing due to missing steps for sauces. Combining protein, veggies, and sauce at the end worked well.
- Suggestions: Add more vegetables for a heartier meal. Consider increasing the sauce quantity to better coat ingredients and flavor the rice.
- Portions: Some felt the dish needed more sauce to adequately coat the tofu and rice.
- Texture: The firm tofu and candied peanuts were praised for adding satisfying crunch to the dish 🥜.
Reviews from our home cooks
This one was sooooo yummy but it needs more sauce! It barely coated the tofu so by the time you try to eat white rice with it, the white rice is just plain and doesn't get any sauce/flavor mixed in.
The recipe failed to instruct when to add the chili sauce and soy glaze so a bit confusing and frustrating. The dish was delicious in spite of this but directions need to be updated.
What I didn't like was that the instructions are for beef and don't give directions on how to cut and cook the tofu for the recipe.
The recipe card is missing steps about what to do with the sauces and lime but I guessed and it turned out good.
I liked the fact that you offered a free tofu substitution for this. And I like that you give a whole pepper instead of a messy piece of a pepper like Green Chef. That being said, I felt it needed more veg so I added some. I also didn't like or use some of the other ingredients such as cilantro, etc.
Awesome! Your tofu is nice and firm. The candied peanuts were a hit!
Excellent, but directions do not say when to add the sauces.
Perhaps I needed to salt it more, but it was a little bit bland.
