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Spicy Honey Lime Chicken with Edamame Rice

Delicious Spicy Honey Lime Chicken with fluffy Edamame Rice!
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: chicken, dinner, main dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Fat
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 294kcal
Author: Lauren Kelly

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon salt divided
  • 5 ounces jasmine rice
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 12 ounces chicken tenders
  • 1 lime
  • 4.75 ounces edamame
  • 1 ounce sliced scallions
  • .4 ounce cilantro chopped
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • .35 ounce minced ginger
  • .3 ounce minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • .3 ounces sriracha

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, over high heat, bring 1 ½ cups water and ¼ teaspoon salt to a boil.
  • Stir in rice and return to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Turn off heat and let sit, covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
  • Zest lime. Cut lime in half. Chop cilantro (reserve a pinch for garnish).
  • While the rice is cooking, start the sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, honey, sriracha, juice from half the lime, a quarter of the zest, a quarter of the cilantro, 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
  • Reserve 2 teaspoons of mixture.
  • Add the chicken to the bowl with the sauce. Turn to coat. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  • Heat a lightly oiled grill or grill pan to medium high heat.
  • Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until done (about 3-4 minutes per side).
  • Fluff rice with a fork and fold in the edamame, zest, scallion,s cilantro and juice form remaining lime half. Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve chicken over rice and drizzle reserved sauce on top.
  • Garnish with reserved cilantro.

Notes

Sriracha is delicious in this recipe and I have also used hot suave as well. You can easily omit if you don't like spicy foods.

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 561mg | Potassium: 529mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg