# @createaplatewithdina on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DL8NqCDzMUw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/51828077-createaplatewithdina-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-10T20:36:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dina Borshch | Easy Recipes & Weeknight Meals (@createaplatewithdina) — https://gondola.cc/createaplatewithdina

## Caption

Bang Bang Chicken Bowls ✨

Ingredients 

For the chicken:
	•	2 lbs chicken tenders, chopped into bite-sized pieces
	•	1½ tsp garlic powder
	•	1 tsp paprika
	•	1½ tsp salt
	•	½ tsp black pepper
	•	½ tbsp avocado or olive oil (plus more for cooking)

For the bang bang sauce:
	•	½ cup mayonnaise
	•	½ cup sweet chili sauce
	•	2 tsp sriracha (or more, to taste)
	•	1–2 tsp rice vinegar or lime juice
	•	1 tbsp honey

For the bowls:
	•	2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice, cooked per package instructions 
	•	⅓ of a small red cabbage, finely shredded
	•	1 large English cucumber, thinly sliced
	•	1½ cups julienned carrots (store-bought or homemade)
	•	3 green onions, chopped (for garnish)

Instructions
	1.	Cook the rice:
Prepare rice according to package instructions. Set aside and fluff with a fork.
	2.	Season the chicken:
In a bowl, combine chopped chicken with garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, and ½ tbsp oil. Toss well to coat.
	3.	Cook the chicken:
Heat a little oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 6–8 minutes until golden and fully cooked. Set aside.
	4.	Make the bang bang sauce:
In a small bowl, whisk together mayo, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, rice vinegar (or lime juice), and honey until smooth. Taste and adjust as needed.
	5.	Assemble the bowls:
Start with a scoop of rice, then layer on the chicken, shredded red cabbage, sliced cucumber, and carrots.
Drizzle generously with bang bang sauce and finish with chopped green onions.

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