Sweet Soy-Glazed Chicken & Noodle Bar
Build your way to the perfect plate
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Peanuts
Introducing our chef-curated “perfect plates,” where everyone builds their own meal. This one stars sweet ’n’ spicy soy-glazed dark meat chicken with springy ramen noodles, roasted broccoli, and a lineup of tantalizing toppers: tangy cucumber pickles, crispy fried onions, crunchy peanuts, and fresh scallions. If you ordered extras, you can add green beans or jasmine rice too!
Ingredients
10 teaspoon
Rice Wine Vinegar
1 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
1 teaspoon
Korean Chili Flakes
8 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
1 unit
Broccoli
1 unit
Crispy Fried Onions
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit
Scallions
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
4.5 ounce
Ramen Noodles
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Cucumber
½ ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce.
Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary.
In a small bowl, combine cucumber, vinegar, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings), a pinch of salt, and as many chili flakes as you like; set aside to pickle. TIP: Divide cucumber and pickling liquid between two small bowls; add chili flakes to one bowl and keep the other mild.
Once water is boiling, add noodles to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 1-2 minutes. Drain, then rinse noodles thoroughly under cold water, 30 seconds. Toss with a drizzle of oil and set aside. TIP: If you added any other items to your meal (apps, sides, and/or dessert), you can get started on them now!
Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and scallion whites in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through, 2-4 minutes more.
Stir in sweet soy glaze, chili sauce, and ¼ cup water (½ cup for 4 servings). Cook until sauce has slightly reduced, 30-60 seconds.
Meanwhile, place broccoli in a large microwave-safe bowl; cover tightly with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in wrap. Microwave until broccoli is tender, 3-4 minutes.
Carefully uncover (watch out for steam!) and toss broccoli with salt and pepper.
Serve noodles, chicken, broccoli, pickles (draining first), crispy fried onions, peanuts, and scallion greens family style so everyone can make their own noodle bowls! (Don’t forget to serve with any extra items you may have ordered to build out your meal!)
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Apr 2026- Flavor: The sweet soy glaze gets mixed reviews — some love the takeout-style taste while others find it too sweet or lacking depth.
- Ease of prep: Super quick and easy to make, with families especially loving the customizable build-your-own-bowl format.
- Suggestions: Toast the broccoli instead of microwaving and consider toasting the peanuts for better flavor and texture.
- Portions: Many felt there weren't enough noodles; some wanted more chicken and peanuts for better balance.
- Pickled cucumbers: Opinion split on the pickles — some adored them as snacks, others felt they didn't pair well with the dish.
- Dark meat chicken: Several customers requested white meat chicken option due to gristle concerns and personal preference.
Reviews from our home cooks
This is by far one of my favorites. I did make it different. As I work a lot, I cooked the chicken in the instapot, made the noodles, steamed the broccoli and served with the chicken mixture on top of the noodles. I added 1 chicken bullion cube and 1 cup of water to the chicken, only used half of the spice and all of the soy sauce. It would have been too spicy for us if we used all of the spices. But it was perfect this way! 10 min in the instapot if anyone is interested.
We mixed the broccoli with the chicken and didn't do the whole "bar" thing, just to cut down on the mess. Super easy, super tasty, a little salty so mind the added salt
Surprisingly good and the kiddo really appreciated being able to customize! She even ate the broccoli! More "bars", please! Maybe a pasta bar or a dumpling bar? Or rice bowl bar???
This was surprisingly so delicious! Our first time trying Hello Fresh and I guess we picked a good one. The sauce mixture was perfect, the cucumber salad was on point and a nice addition. Such a great option for a first meal try.
Easy to make. We pickled matchstick carrots to add as a topping and added potstickers as a side to round out the meal.
So GOOD!! Noodles are cheap you could send a little more. Flavor and texture is fantastic! Love that it came with a green vegetable!
This recipe has it all, vegetables, protein, sweet, zesty, and savory.
Very tasty recipe. The quality of the broccoli head was also very good, better than the pre-cut bagged type.
What a fun meal! Everything was so tasty and I was surprised at how quickly so many things came together! Thank you!!
Nice except that my noodles arrived shattered- which you can't really eat easily and the sauce is very sugary. It would be nicer with something a bit saltier or umami.
