These colorful Spring Roll Bowls have all the classic flavors and textures of your favorite spring rolls, just deconstructed. Spring Roll Bowls are filled with rice noodles and topped with crunchy, fresh veggies, grilled chicken, and a sweet and spicy peanut sauce!

They’re great for meal prep and are so easy to throw together for a fresh and healthy dinner. You can easily customize these bowls to your tastes with your favorite ingredients.

Chicken Spring Roll Bowls

I am clearly in my bowl dinner era, and I love it. Yesterday, I posted a recipe for these incredible Salmon Rice Bowls and today is another winning recipe.

I love ordering fresh spring rolls any time I’m dining at a Vietnamese restaurant, they’re so fresh and light. This spring roll bowl captures all the flavors of your favorite spring rolls!

This is the perfect dinner for when you’re looking for a fresh and healthy, balanced dinner. While we love eating indulgent meals, we tend towards light and balanced meals 80% of the time. It’s all about balance, right?

The coconut milk-marinated chicken is tender and juicy and pairs perfectly with the rice noodles. All you have to do is top with your favorite crisp veggies and peanut sauce and dinner is served!

You’re going to love the fresh flavors of these incredible spring roll bowls!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

Healthy – We love a healthy dinner option! As much as I love an indulgent and decadent dinner, the truth is that 85% of the time we eat healthy and well-balanced meals. That doesn’t mean you’re sacrificing flavor, because these spring roll bowls have it all!

Customizable – This is great when you have picky eaters in your life. You can prep several toppings and veggies and then add whatever sounds good.

Meal prep friendly – I usually have such busy weeks that I’m a total meal prepper! I love a recipe where I can prep all the components and throw them together for an easy lunch or dinner and this recipe is perfect for that.

How to Make Spring Roll Bowls

I love grilling up the chicken when it’s nice outside, but you can easily bake the chicken or use a grill pan indoors–whatever is easiest! Spring roll bowls are totally customizable in that way.

Tools Needed

• Sharp Knife
• Mixing Bowls
• Cast Iron Skillet or Grill Pan
• Cutting Board

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Chicken. I am personally a chicken thigh person, but you could also use chicken breast for this recipe.
• Coconut milk. Opt for full-fat canned coconut milk as you’ll need it for the peanut sauce and the chicken marinade.
• Red curry paste. Red curry paste gives the marinade and peanut sauce amazing flavor. My favorite brand is mae ploy.
• Peanut butter. I like using crunchy peanut butter for a bit of texture, but you can use smooth, too.
• Garlic and ginger. Fresh garlic and ginger are best, but you can use ginger or garlic paste.
• Lime. Lime juice and zest add freshness to the peanut sauce and the chicken marinade.
• Rice noodles. I like rice vermicelli, but you can use any rice noodle you like.
• Veggies. This part is super customizable, but like to use shredded carrot, cabbage, cucumber, and edamame.
• Herbs. Thai basil, mint, and cilantro are classic here! You can use any combination of the three.
• Chopped peanuts. I love topping these bowls with chopped, toasted peanut for texture.

The Process

1. Mix the marinade. Whisk the coconut milk, red curry paste, turmeric, garlic, ginger, honey, lime zest and juice in a mixing bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Marinade the chicken. Add the chicken to the marinade and toss well to coat. Cover and transfer to the fridge and marinate for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours.
3. Make the peanut sauce. Whisk all the peanut sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, then cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
4. Cook the noodles. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water until completely cool.
5. Cook the chicken. Preheat a skillet, grill pan, or outdoor grill to medium heat. Cook the chicken for 3-5 minutes per side, until cooked through.
6. Assemble the bowls. Divide the noodles between bowls and top with the chicken. Top with veggies and herbs as desired and drizzle with peanut sauce before topping with chopped peanuts.

Customizing Spring Roll Bowls

The best part about making these spring roll bowls is that it’s a blueprint for a recipe that you can easily customize to your tastes!

Here are some of my favorite ways to customize chicken spring roll bowls:

Switch up the protein. I love chicken thighs, but you could easily swap in chicken breast, shrimp, thinly sliced pork or beef.

Toppings, toppings, toppings. I think one of the reasons I love bowl dinners so much is because I love toppings! The more the merrier, IMO. While I went simple and classic here, you could add: shredded cabbage, carrots, red bell pepper, mango, roasted broccoli, etc.

However you choose to customize your spring roll bowl will be delicious!

Storage & Reheating Instructions

I rarely ever store my bowl dinner recipes already assembled. In my opinion, the best way to store bowl recipes is to store the ingredients separately and assemble them right before you enjoy them. Then everything tastes completely fresh!

In the Refrigerator: Store any leftovers in an air-tight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Store the peanut sauce in a separate airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

To Reheat: Reheat the chicken in the microwave for about 60 seconds or until warmed through. You can serve the noodles cold, or room temperature. Top noodles with chicken, fresh veggies, herbs, and drizzle with peanut sauce.

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Chicken spring roll bowls are of my favorite weeknight meals! They’re easy to customize with whatever you have in the fridge. If you do give them a try, be sure to let me know! Leave a comment with a star rating below. Be sure to subscribe to my weekly newsletter and never miss a new recipe! You can also snap a photo & tag @JENNYGOYCOCHEA on Instagram. I LOVE hearing about & seeing your SMF creations!

More Bowl Dinner Recipes to Try

Salmon Sushi Bowls
Chicken Vermicelli Bowls
Korean BBQ Beef Bowls
Carne Asada Burrito Bowls
Salmon Rice Bowls

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