• 1 C. rice, quinoa, farro or your favorite grain of choice
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken, breast or thighs, cut in chunks
• 1 Tbls. oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 shallot or 1/2 small red onion, diced small
• 2” knob ginger, grated (or use 1–2 Tbls. minced ginger)
• salt & pepper, to taste

For the Cooking Sauce:

• 1/4 C. chicken stock
• 1 1/2 Tbls. chili garlic sauce or sambal oelek
• 1 Tbls. brown sugar (could use palm sugar)
• 1 lime, juiced and zested
• 1 Tbls. fish sauce
• 1 Tbls. cornstarch

For the Simple Peanut Sauce:

• 3 Tbls. peanut butter
• 1 lime, juiced (zested, if desired)
• 1 Tbls. soy sauce
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 2 tsp. sambal oelek

Bowl Toppings Choices:

• Shredded cabbage
• baby spinach
• sliced carrots
• sliced sugar snap peas
• sliced green onions
• bean sprouts
• chopped cilantro
• chopped mint
• chopped peanuts