Viral Rotisserie Chicken Bag Rice
Meet the easiest, most delicious dinner hack to storm the internet: Viral Rotisserie Chicken in a Bag with Rice! Packed with juicy rotisserie chicken, fluffy rice, and a bold, savory flavor that has a slight kick of heat, this quick weeknight meal hits the table in just 20 minutes!
Viral Dinner Hack With Rotisserie Chicken And Rice
It’s easy to see why this savory rotisserie chicken and rice bowl took over social media! It’s fast, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying, plus it doesn’t leave you with a sink full of dishes or a messy kitchen- a weeknight win!
Inspired by the viral TikTok rotisserie chicken bag hack, this easy chicken and rice dish takes the ease of a rotisserie chicken, the flavorful juices in the bottom of the bag, and combines them with ingredients such as rice, soy sauce, chili crisp, and furikake.
Overall, this dish is a cross between an Asian-inspired chicken rice bowl and comfort food, with the highlight being minimal effort on your part to serve up a flavor-packed dish in just 20 minutes! Serve this dish as-is or elevate it with veggies, cooked eggs, or enjoy it tucked into lettuce wraps.
Rebecca’s Recipe Review
Taste: Bold umami flavor.
Texture: Similar to fried rice.
Ease: 4/10 – even easier if using leftover rice!
Pros: Simple dinner with maximum flavor.
Cons: Flavors might not be for everyone, especially kiddos with picky palates.
Would I Make This Again? Yes, I love a fast weeknight dinner!
Bag Chicken and Rice Ingredients
- Rotisserie Chicken
- Rice – Jasmine rice, brown rice, microwave rice, or leftover rice.
- Finely Sliced Scallions
- Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Unseasoned Rice Vinegar
- Chili Crisp
- Furikake – A Japanese seasoning blend that can be found in the Asian/International aisles at grocery stores.
- Crispy Fried Onions
- Lime Wedges
How To Make The Viral Rotisserie Chicken and Rice Bag
- Remove the cooked rotisserie chicken from the bag and transfer it to a clean surface, keeping the juices in the bag. Shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces, discarding any bones, cartilage, and any thick pieces of skin.
- Transfer the shredded chicken back into the rotisserie bag of juices.
- Add hot cooked jasmine rice, finely sliced scallions, low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, unseasoned rice vinegar, chili crisp, and furikake into the bag of shredded chicken and juices.
- Seal the bag tightly and gently shake to evenly mix all of the ingredients together.
- Serve the chicken and rice in bowls topped with crispy onions, additional furikake, chili crisp, and lime wedges.
Remove chicken from the bag and shred.- Leave the remaining chicken juice in the bag.
- Add all of the ingredients back to the bag with juice.
- Seal the bag and toss to mix everything together.
Rebecca’s Chicken & Rice Tips
- You can grab a rotisserie chicken from many local grocery stores, Sam’s Club, Costco, and even Walmart.
- To enjoy the best texture, use both white and dark meat from the rotisserie chicken. While the breast meat keeps the recipe lean, the thigh meat adds more moisture.
- I prefer making this recipe with Jasmin rice or long-grain white rice; however, you can use the rice of your choice- even leftover rice will work! It’s just important that the rice you use is HOT so that the sauce will coat everything smoothly, whereas cold rice will clump up and make the sauce sit on the outside.
- The chicken, sesame oil, chili crisp, and crispy onions do need a bit of brightness flavor-wise, so don’t skip the lime or rice vinegar!
- Before serving, open up the rotisserie bag and taste the chicken and rice mixture. If you think it needs more salt, then add a splash more of soy sauce, or add a squeeze of lime if it tastes too rich.
- For a well-rounded dish, you can add some veggies such as shredded carrots, cucumber, edamame, steamed broccoli, or sautéed cabbage once the chicken and rice have been mixed together.
- Serving: Serve with veggies, a fried egg, a soft-boiled egg, or a jammy egg on top. Enjoy the mixture in lettuce wraps, stuffed peppers, or as filling for nori wraps.
- Storing: Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Viral Rotisserie Chicken & Rice
Ingredients
- 4 cups rotisserie chicken 560g, 1 bagged chicken
- 4 cups hot cooked jasmine rice 570g, or long-grain white rice
- ½ cup finely sliced scallions 50g
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 45mL
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil 10mL
- 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar 15mL
- 2 tablespoons chili crisp 30g, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons furikake 16g, plus more for garnish
- crispy fried onions for garnish
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Cook rice or heat up leftover rice to use.
- Remove 4 cups rotisserie chicken from the bag, keeping the juices inside.
- Shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Remove the bones, cartilage, and any thick pieces of skin. Add the shredded chicken back to the bag with the juices.
- Add the 4 cups hot cooked jasmine rice, ½ cup finely sliced scallions, 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons chili crisp, and 2 tablespoons furikake directly to the bag.
- Seal the bag, then gently shake, squeeze, and turn the bag until everything is evenly mixed.
- Transfer the chicken and rice to bowls or a serving dish. Top with crispy fried onions, additional furikake, and chili crisp. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
- Use brown rice, basmati rice, microwave rice, or leftover rice. Warm the rice before adding it to the bag. Use hot rice so the sauce coats everything smoothly. Cold rice can clump and make the sauce sit on the outside.
- Add shredded carrots, cucumber, edamame, steamed broccoli, or sautéed cabbage after mixing if you want more veggies.
- Use crushed wonton strips or toasted panko instead of crispy fried onions.
- Add a fried egg, soft-boiled egg, or jammy egg on top to make it more filling.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- If the rice tastes bland, it probably needs more soy sauce or lime. Add a small amount, mix again, then taste before adding more.
- If the bag has a hole or feels weak, transfer everything to a large zip-top bag. Don’t try to shake a torn rotisserie bag.
- Use both white meat and dark meat for the best texture. The breast keeps the recipe lean, and the thigh meat adds more moisture.
- Don’t skip the rice vinegar or lime. The chicken, sesame oil, chili crisp, and crispy onions need a little brightness.
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