Lately I’ve been living on rice bowls for lunch and dinners, they’re so versatile, so quick and these honey garlic prawn rice bowls hit that sweet–savory spot perfectly. The prawns cook in minutes, turning glossy and sticky while the rice steams in the microwave and the veg gets chopped, so you’re never more than a few songs on the radio away from dinner.
Nicky’s Notes
Make sure you get everything ready before you start cooking the prawns in this recipe, as they’re done in 5 mins!
I like to keep this bowl recipe nice and simple. Using microwave rice for the base and a mixture of raw chopped vegetables on top.
On busy nights it feels like cheating (in the best way), and on slower nights it’s the kind of bowl you can riff on endlessly—swap the veg, add a little chilli, or squeeze over lime and call it done.
Quick, flexible, utterly satisfying.
Drizzle the honey garlic sauce from the pan over the top for the perfect dressing!
📋 Ingredients for Honey Garlic Prawn Rice Bowls
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Abbreviated Recipe
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Heat microwave rice per pack instructions. Season raw king prawns with salt, pepper and paprika; sear in hot oil + butter 1–2 mins until turning pink. Add garlic for 1 min, then soy and honey; bubble 1 min until glossy.
Pile rice into bowls, top with prawns, cucumber, avocado and red onion. Drizzle over the pan sauce and finish with sesame seeds and coriander.
Recipe Tips
- Swap out the plain microwave rice for a flavoured rice. Lime and coriander or roasted garlic flavours are firm favourites in our house.
- Make sure you get everything ready before you start cooking the prawns in this recipe, as they’re done in 5 minutes!
I love the contrast: hot, fluffy rice; juicy honey garlic prawns; cool, crunchy toppings; and that sauce ties it all together.
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🍽️ What to serve it with
I’m serving these Honey garlic prawns with microwave basmati rice, diced red onion, cucumber, avocado, coriander and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Don’t forget to drizzle over that delicious honey garlic sauce to bring it all together for the perfect lunch or dinner in a bowl.
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📺 Watch how to make it
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Heat the microwave rice through, as per the pack instructions. Once cooked, it can be left in the packs for a few minutes, while you cook the prawns.
500 g microwave basmati or long grain rice
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Now make the prawns. Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan (skillet) over a high heat until the butter starts to bubble.
1 teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
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Season the king prawns with the salt, pepper and paprika, then add to the pan and fry, turning often with a spatula for 1-2 minutes, until the prawns start to turn pink.
300 g (10.5oz) pack raw king prawns, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon paprika
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Turn the heat down to medium and add the garlic. Stir together for a further minute, then add the soy sauce and honey.
2 cloves garlic, 3 tablespoon light soy sauce, 4 tablespoons honey
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Stir together for a further minute, then turn off the heat.
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Divide the rice between bowls. Arrange the honey garlic prawns on top, along with the cucumber, avocado and red onion.
½ cucumber, 1 avocado, ½ small red onion
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Drizzle any sauce left in the pan over prawns and rice.
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Sprinkle on the sesame seeds and fresh coriander and serve.
1 tablespoon mixed black and white sesame seeds, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
Tip: Swap out the plain microwave rice for a flavoured rice. Lime and coriander or roasted garlic flavours are firm favourites in our house.
Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1340mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This honey garlic prawn rice bowl recipe was first posted in Jan 2025.
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