Slow Cooker Meal Prep Chicken Teriyaki Bowls

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup DOLE® Cauliflower florets
• 1 cup thinly sliced DOLE® Carrots
• ½ cup less-sodium teriyaki sauce
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 cup DOLE® Broccoli florets
• 1 cup dry brown rice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup tightly packed chopped DOLE® Baby Spinach
• ¼ cup thinly sliced DOLE® Green Onions
• 4 (3-cup) food storage containers
• 1½ cups chopped DOLE® Pineapple
• 4 (½-cup) food storage containers

Directions

1. Stir chicken, garlic, cauliflower, carrots, teriyaki sauce, oil, ginger and ⅓ cup water in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker; cover and cook on high 1 hour or low 2 hours. Stir in broccoli; cover and cook on high 1 hour or low 2 hours or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°F and vegetables are tender-crisp. Transfer chicken mixture to a large bowl with slotted spoon and cool completely; reserve 1 cup cooking liquid. Makes about 4 cups.
2. Prepare rice as label directs; transfer to a plate and cool completely. Makes about 2½ cups.
3. Heat reserved cooking liquid to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Whisk cornstarch and 1 tablespoon cold water in a small bowl; whisk into cooking liquid, heat to a boil and boil 1 minute or until thickened. Transfer to a small bowl; cool completely. Makes about 1 cup sauce.
4. Divide rice into 3-cup food storage containers; top with chicken mixture, sauce, spinach and green onions. Divide pineapple into ½-cup storage containers; cover containers with lids and refrigerate up to 3 days. Serve bowls with pineapple on the side.

Tips & tricks

If eating right away, pineapple can be stirred into the slow cooker during the last 20 minutes of cooking.