Recipe Chicken Rice Bowls with Honey Mustard Sauce. When youre looking to liven up leftover cooked chicken, a sweet and tangy honey mustard sauce goes a long way Add a freshly steamed pot of rice and some sauted vegetables, and youve got a quick weeknight meal thats full of bright flavors and textures. Grain bowls are one of my favorite meals. Theyre easy to serve and enjoy at the dinner table, on the couch for a Netflix marathon night, or as a packed lunch to take to work. Theyre also easy to assemble from whatevers in the fridge and pantry if Ive got some sort of protein, any whole grain, and vegetables in the crisper, then were in business. The method here is simple Just whisk up the honey mustard sauce, slice up your leftover chicken, and saut your vegetables while the rice simmers on the back burner. Its an efficient workflow for an easy dinner, any night of the week. Chicken Rice Bowls with Honey Mustard Sauce. Serves 4. For the honey mustard sauce 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard. For the sauted vegetables 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil. Make the sauce In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients for the honey mustard sauce. Set aside. Cook the rice In a small 2 quart saucepan, combine the rice, broth or water, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then turn down to low, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked and water is absorbed, about 1. Make Ahead Party Food. Remove from heat and let stand still covered for about 1. Saut the vegetables while the rice cooks In a large 1. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the broccoli and carrots. Sprinkle the water over the vegetables, then cover the skillet for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and saut the vegetables until tender, about 3 more minutes. Serve the vegetables and chicken over rice, with the sauce drizzled on top. Recipe Notes. To make this recipe without pre cooked chicken, just saut one pound of cubed, boneless, skinless chicken in the skillet before you cook the vegetables. For a vegetarian option, substitute pan friend tofu or tempeh for the chicken. A simple sauce nicely laced with curry to enhance steamed rice. Ive used this recipe since I got it in 1979 but have long forgotten the cookbooks title. Top sauce for chicken and rice recipes and other great tasting recipes with a healthy slant from SparkRecipes. The Best Asian Sauces For Rice Recipes on Yummly Asian Stir Fry Sauce, Asian Chicken And Wild Rice Salad, Gyoza Sauce. Learn how to make Fried Rice with Sweet Soy Sauce. MyRecipes has 70,000 tested recipes and videos to help you be a better cook.