Grilled BBQ Chicken Bowls
Published 6/26/2023
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These grilled bbq chicken bowls are such a fun summer meal to make, especially if you have leftover grilled chicken!
Easy BBQ Chicken Bowl Recipe
If you’re a bbq chicken lover like we are, then this bbq chicken bowl needs to be added to your must-make list.
It’s made with an easy bbq-grilled chicken breast recipe, a homemade slaw, and a grilled corn + black bean combo that’s so easy to make.
Why you’ll love it!
- Easy meal-prep idea
- Great way to use up leftover bbq chicken
- Protein and veggie-packed
What You Need
Grilled BBQ Chicken: the star of the show is truly the grilled bbq chicken. You can either make it fresh or use leftover grilled chicken breast tossed in bbq sauce.
Slaw: this coleslaw is so easy to make made with kale, lime, and cilantro.
Corn + Black Beans: grill up some corn on the cob and toss it with black beans.
Rice: we’re keeping things super simple with white rice, but you could also use a different grain such as quinoa or brown rice.
Toppings: feel free to use any kind of toppings your heart desires or what you have on hand. Check out our suggestions below.
- Dressing: you can’t go wrong with homemade ranch dressing, but really anything will work! Try green goddess dressing, Greek yogurt dressing, or blue cheese.
- Avocado
Variations
Since we’ve mentioned a few times that this bowl is truly the perfect meal to use up your leftovers, there are so many different variations that you could swap in our out.
- Grains: cilantro lime rice would be so yummy and so would coconut rice.
- Slaw/Salad: try our pineapple coleslaw, creamy coleslaw, or corn salad!
How to Make
Grilled Corn
Learn how to make corn on the cob on the grill – 2 different ways – one in the husk and one shucked! You only need sweet corn, butter, salt, and pepper.
bbq chicken Meal-prep idea!
Make your life a cinch and meal-prep these bbq chicken bowls! All you need are some glass meal-prep containers and then you can portion out all 6 meals for an easy, grab-and-go lunch option.
Serving Suggestions
These bowls are yummy as-is, but if you’re looking for a dessert and/or a few summer beverages, here are some ideas!
BBQ Chicken Bowls
Ingredients
Rice
- 1.5 cups white rice, or any kind of rice
- 3 cups water
BBQ Grilled Chicken
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1/3 cup bbq sauce, any kind
Coleslaw
- 4 cups raw kale coleslaw
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Black Beans + Corn
- 15 oz. canned black beans, rinsed
- 2 ears of corn, shucked
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 lime, juiced
Optional Toppings
- homemade ranch dressing
- Avocado
- Lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to 400ºF and add rice and water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until rice is light and fluffy. Set aside.
- Next mix all of the spices for the bbq chicken into a small bowl. Evenly distribute dry rub all over chicken breasts.
- Place chicken breasts and corn on the grill for 15-20 minutes, rotating corn every five minutes.
- At 8 minutes, flip the chicken breasts and add half of the bbq sauce. Grill for remaining 10-15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
- While chicken and corn are on the grill, place all ingredients for coleslaw into a large bowl. Mix well and place in the fridge.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, add beans, cumin, and lime juice. Set aside.
- Remove chicken and corn from grill.
- Cut chicken into cubes and toss with the rest of the bbq sauce. Evenly distribute into 6 bowls or meal prep containers.
- Remove slaw from the fridge and evenly distribute corn mixture, slaw, and rice into the bowls.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can this be done in an oven or a stove top or is a grill necessary?
Either work!
I made these last night for my boyfriend and roommate, and we all loved them! I added spiced roasted sweet potatoes, which added a really nice sweetness. Thanks for sharing!
LOVE this recipe! It’s a big hit with the whole family. I added the avocado and some red onion to the bl. bean/corn mix (gotta sneak in that avo somewhere or they won’t eat it!). It’s SO good! 🙂 Thank you!
YAY!!! Glad the fam loved it!
Making this tonight.. but, Where do you get kale coleslaw??!
This is so cool, thanks!
This looks like the perfect summer grilling recipe!!
What do the asterisks in the recipe relate to? I’m particularly interested in the asterisk after the raw kale slaw, which looks delicious but isn’t explained? Also curious why the chicken has an asterisk.
Hi! Those shouldn’t be there! They were internal notes, so sorry…updating now!