Description
Crispy baked rice cups filled with juicy honey garlic chicken coated in a glossy sweet and savory sauce, finished with green onions and sesame seeds for the perfect bite-sized comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and generously grease a standard muffin tin.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked jasmine rice, eggs, and shredded mozzarella cheese until evenly mixed.
- Press the rice mixture firmly into each muffin cup, shaping the mixture up the sides to form cups.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the rice cups are golden and crispy around the edges.
- While the rice cups bake, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook diced chicken thighs until browned and fully cooked.
- Add minced garlic to the skillet and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, ketchup, cornstarch, and water. Simmer for several minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken.
- Remove crispy rice cups from the muffin tin and fill each cup with the honey garlic chicken mixture.
- Top with sliced green onions and sesame seeds before serving warm.
Notes
- Cold leftover rice works best for crispy rice cups.
- Allow the rice cups to cool slightly before removing them from the muffin tin.
- For extra heat, add chili flakes or hot sauce to the honey garlic sauce.
- Reheat leftovers in the oven or air fryer to maintain crispiness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
Keywords: honey garlic chicken rice cups, crispy rice cups, baked rice cups, sticky honey garlic chicken, chicken rice bites, easy chicken dinner, savory rice cups