# KBBQ Garlic Chicken Bowls w/ Cucumber Salad

These KBBQ garlic chicken thighs are savory, tangy, have a little kick of heat, and go perfectly with the scallion rice and cucumber salad served in lunch boxes.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 scallions, sliced, whites/greens separated
- 1.5 cups rice (I use jasmine)
- 2.25 cups unsalted chicken bone broth or water
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch piece ginger, grated
- 0.25 cup gochujang
- 0.25 cup light soy sauce/GF Tamari
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp water, plus additional as needed to thin
- 2 second spray cooking oil
- 1.5 lbs cucumbers, diced
- 2 large carrots, grated
- 1 medium daikon radish, grated
- 2 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp diamond crystal kosher salt
- 2 tbsp korean chili flakes
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- black sesame seeds
- sriracha

## Instructions

1. Place the marinated chicken thighs on a baking sheet.
2. Broil the chicken thighs until beautifully charred.
3. Slice the cooked chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
4. Add scallion rice to a meal prep container.
5. Add cucumber salad to the meal prep container.
6. Add sliced chicken to the meal prep container.
7. Garnish with sesame seeds.
8. Drizzle sriracha over the chicken.
9. Slice the cucumber for the salad.
10. Add grated daikon radish to a bowl.
11. Add grated carrots to the bowl.
12. Add rice wine vinegar to the cucumber salad ingredients.
13. Add sesame oil to the cucumber salad ingredients.
14. Add salt, Korean chili flakes, and sesame seeds to the cucumber salad ingredients.
15. Mix the cucumber salad ingredients.
16. Combine chicken thighs, minced garlic, and grated ginger in a bowl.
17. Add gochujang, light soy sauce/GF tamari, honey, and water to the chicken and aromatics.
18. Mix thoroughly to marinate the chicken.

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- serving spoon
- meal prep container

## Tips

- Broiled chicken thighs cook quickly and come out beautifully charred.
- You can cook a lot of protein at once without worrying about multiple batches or many dirty dishes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOOwBddCW9Z/?igsh=MWV4Z2xpcWU2MXNxaQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c1e15e95-c459-454a-a148-2cf35eb28b41
- Extracted: 2025-09-15

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