Name: BBQ Chicken Bowl at Home
Yield: 4

BBQ Chicken Bowl is a Sweetgreen copycat packed with saucy BBQ chicken, tender sweet potatoes, rice, avocado, pickled onions, and green goddess ranch.

author’s note

Sweetgreen Copycat BBQ Chicken Bowls!

I’ve shared my Sweetgreen obsession before with these hot honey chicken bowls, and today, I’m back with another copycat.

Once I nailed their amazing green goddess dressing (it’s SO good!), I started working on recreating their BBQ Chicken Bowl. With my go-to roasted sweet potatoes and a quick way to prep BBQ chicken, this bowl came together so nicely.

It’s so satisfying—my whole family loves it! If you use rotisserie chicken or leftover baked chicken thighs and prep the dressing ahead, it’s a breeze to throw together come dinner time.

Prep all the dressing ingredients and blend to make this green goddess dressing for drizzling over the dish.

BBQ Chicken Bowl Ingredients

Ingredient	Tips & Swaps
Rotisserie Chicken	A great shortcut, but grilled, baked, or blackened chicken all work well too.
BBQ Sauce	Use your favorite brand or from-scratch BBQ sauce. Add a little extra when reheating the chicken if needed.
Sweet Potatoes	Cut them into evenly sized pieces so they roast at the same rate. Cubes or half moons both work well.
White Rice	It is satisfying to serving these bowls over fluffy white rice. Brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice are all great substitutes.
Green Goddess Dressing	This is what makes the bowl taste like Sweetgreen! Cilantro-lime sauce is another satisfying option.
Pickled Onions	Make them a day or two ahead for even better flavor. They add the reliable tangy crunch to every bite.

Season and roast sweet potatoes for these BBQ chicken bowls.

How To Make This BBQ Chicken Bowl

Roast the sweet potatoes until caramelized and tender.
Warm the chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce.
Cook the rice and heat the black beans.
Assemble bowls with rice, chicken, potatoes, beans, avocado, and pickled onions.
Finish with Green Goddess dressing and serve while it is hot.

Serve the dish with rice, meat, beans, onions, avocado, and a drizzle of green goddess dressing.

Storage

Meal Prepping BBQ Chicken Bowls

Chicken and BBQ Sauce: Store together in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Sweet Potatoes and Rice: Keep in separate containers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Dressing: Store in a jar in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Avocado and Pickled Onions: Cut avocado fresh before serving. Pickled onions last a week in the fridge.
Assembly: Reheat everything and assemble fresh.