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5-Ingredient Chicken and Rice

SERVES 1 · 30 MIN · ONE PAN

5-Ingredient Chicken and Rice
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635
CALORIES
53g
PROTEIN
69g
CARBS
16g
FAT

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Ingredients

  • 190g (6.5 oz) chicken breast
  • 70g (1/3 cup) white rice, dry
  • 50g (1/2) onion, diced
  • 60g (1/2 cup) peas, frozen
  • 2 tsp (10ml) olive oil
  • 200ml (scant 1 cup) hot chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper

7 ingredients, each with the gram weight the macros above were computed from.

Method

  1. Season the chicken and sear it whole in the oil over medium-high, 4 min a side, just for colour. Lift it out - it is not cooked through yet.
  2. Cook the onion in the same pan 4 min until soft.
  3. Stir in the dry rice and coat it in the fat for a full minute so the grains stay separate.
  4. Pour in the hot stock and bring to a simmer. Cold stock stalls the pan and the rice goes starchy.
  5. Sit the chicken back on top of the rice, cover tightly and cook on the lowest heat 15 min without lifting the lid.
  6. Scatter the frozen peas over, replace the lid and leave off the heat 5 min - the residual steam cooks them.
  7. Check the chicken is 74C / 165F, then slice it and fork the rice through.
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Tip: sear the chicken, take it out, then finish it on top of the rice. It steams gently to done while the rice absorbs everything that came off it.

Equipment24cm / 9in skillet with a tight lid

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KeepsFridge 3 days. Reheat covered with 2 tbsp water.

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Macros are computed from the raw ingredient weights above using USDA FoodData Central reference values. Brands vary, so treat them as close estimates rather than lab figures. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice.