BBQ Chicken Bowl

A BBQ chicken bowl is a meal in a bowl with rice, chicken, fajita style bell peppers and onions, and lots of tangy sweet BBQ sauce. Go crazy with the toppings!

This BBQ chicken bowl is just over 400 calories, if you make it with brown rice, lean white meat chicken, and vegetables. It’s a fairly low carb meal with lots of protein. The barbecue sauce adds a fair amount of salt and sugar, depending on what brand you use. If you make your own sauce, you can reduce the salt and sugar.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ large red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about ¾ cup)
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ⅛ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• ½ cup BBQ sauce, more for serving
• 4 cups cooked rice, warm (your choice of brown or white rice)
• Choice of toppings: black bean corn salsa, pinto beans, cilantro, ranch dressing, additional BBQ sauce, green onion, sliced avocado, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, pickled red onion (for best taste, add at least two toppings)