# Chicken and Japanese Cucumber Salad Meal Prep

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 14 oz chicken thigh, boneless, skinless, raw
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 second spray oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp honey
- 1.5 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 whole persian cucumber
- 2 tsp salt
- 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1.5 cup cooked rice
- sesame seeds (optional)
- sliced green onions (optional)

## Instructions

1. Dice your cucumbers into thin circles.
2. Lay your chicken thighs flat, season with salt and pepper, and coat evenly with cornstarch on both sides.
3. In a bowl, mix together soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, and minced garlic to make your sauce.
4. On a pan coated with spray oil on medium heat, cook your chicken until golden brown, crispy on both sides, and cooked through.
5. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan, pour in your sauce and simmer for 45 seconds, then add back in your chicken and coat in the sauce for a minute before removing.
6. In a bowl, mix together your sliced cucumbers with salt and let it sit for 15 minutes until the excess liquid drains.
7. Remove the excess liquid, rinse the cucumbers with water, and pat dry.
8. Add the cucumbers into a bowl with rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and sesame seeds and mix well.
9. In a meal prep container, add 1/2 your steamed rice, 1/2 your cucumber salad, and 1/2 your chicken.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- meal prep container

## Tips

- When meal prepping to re-heat, put your salad and meat into separate ziploc bags to avoid getting the rice soggy.
- When ready to eat, microwave the rice with a wet paper towel first to steam it, then add in your meat and microwave till warm, finally adding the salad to preserve the crunch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1K8BbvDfj5/
- Creator: Joe X Fitness
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d0199868-6d26-453d-9d19-d7cb72a4c649
- Extracted: 2026-08-23

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