Spiced Chicken Grain Bowl -
State (Virginia) Child Nutrition Agency Developed Recipe for Schools
Ingredients
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Quantity
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Ingredients
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Quantity
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Ingredients
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Quantity
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Ingredients
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Quantity
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Ingredients
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Quantity
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 8 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 3 lb 12 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 6 lb 4 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 1 cup Olive oil blend
- ¼ cup Red wine vinegar
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 1 Tbsp Salt, table
- 1 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 12½ cups *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
- ½ Tbsp Onion powder
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Olive oil blend
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
100 Servings
Weight
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Red wine vinegar
- - - Honey
- - - Oregano, ground
- - - Salt, table
- - - Black pepper, ground
- 16 lb *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 7 lb 8 oz *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Onion powder
- - - Paprika
- - - Olive oil blend
- - - Brown rice, cooked
- 12 lb 8 oz Chicken strips, cooked
Measure
- 2 cups Olive oil blend
- ½ cup Red wine vinegar
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Oregano, ground
- 2 Tbsp Salt, table
- 2 Tbsp Black pepper, ground
- 3 gal 2 cups *Butternut squash, raw, diced
- 1 gal 2 qt 1 cup *Kale, raw, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Onion powder
- ¼ cup Paprika
- ½ cup Olive oil blend
- 3 gal 2 cups Brown rice, cooked
- - - Chicken strips, cooked
Instructions
- Prepare the marinade: combine red wine vinegar, honey, oregano, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl and whisk until well incorporated.
- Slowly drizzle oil into mixture while steadily whisking until smooth. Alternatively, this can be done in a blender.
- Toss marinade and chicken together until completely coated and store.Critical Control Point: Hold chicken at 41 ºF or lower.
- Preheat oven to 425 ºF.
- Clean and peel squash. Cut in half lengthwise and remove seeds with spoon. Dice squash (if not already done).
- Mix garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Set aside.
- Toss diced squash with olive oil and spread on baking sheet. Sprinkle with seasoning mixture and roast in oven at 425 ºF for 20 minutes or until tender.Critical Control Point: Heat to 135 ºF or higher for 15 seconds.
- Rinse kale under cold running water. Cut out stems. Allow to dry. Slice thin.
- While squash is roasting, cook rice according to package and prep marinade.Critical Control Point: Hold rice for hot service at 135 ºF or higher.
- Remove squash from the oven and toss lightly with kale. Allow kale to wilt.
- Portion ½ cup of rice into each serving container with No. 8 scoop.
- Toss squash/kale mixture with dressing and serve 2 oz (¼ cup) portion over rice.
- Top each bowl with 2 oz (¼ cup) portion of marinated chicken.
- Hold each salad in the warmer for service.Critical Control Point: Hold for hot service at 135 ºF or higher.
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Nutrition INFORMATION
State (Virginia) Child Nutrition Agency Developed Recipe for Schools