Name: One Pot Savoury Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 200g (7oz) of uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast, diced small; 1.5 teaspoons of sweet paprika; pinch of salt and pepper; 1 small onion, diced small; 1 small carrot, diced small; 1 stalk of celery celery, diced small; 1/2 red pepper, diced small; 1/2 green pepper, diced small; 2 cloves of garlic, minced; 1/2 tablespoon of freshly grated ginger root; 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) of sweetcorn, canned; 1 cup (190g) of uncooked long grain rice, rinsed; 2 cups (480ml) of chicken stock; 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil; 3 spring onions, sliced

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Savoury Rice - An easy one pot recipe with diced chicken breast, vegetables, long grain rice that is a delicious alternative to basic cooked rice and perfect as a main dish or side.

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Savoury Rice with Chicken and Vegetables

Sometimes when we went something like a rice dish that is full of flavour, we rely far too often on processed and packaged items wrongly assuming they are quicker and easy to cook.

But you can actually create some of these things yourself from scratch and it often doesn't take much more time/

Tips for quick and easy cooking

When you have some spare time on your hands and know you have a few things you are cooking this week, diced and prep your vegetables in advance, most vegetables that are diced up in advance will keep well in a tub for a few days in the fridge.

Or you can even freeze in handy portion sizes for recipes in tubs of freezer ziplock bags.

There are even some freezer bags of diced vegetables you can buy at the grocery story to keep in your freezer, for those moments when you want to add some healthy vegetables to a meal, but are exhausted after a day at work and really do not feel like standing there and chopping up vegetables.

Couple of things to bear in mind though when buying these, is to check the ingredients, make sure there is nothing calorific added like oil, sugar, sauce etc.

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Vegetables for Savoury Rice

In this recipe I use onions, the usual ginger and garlic, and then some carrots, celery, peppers and spring onion and then some sweetcorn. These are vegetables I have on hand pretty much every week and are a great combination to add to this savoury rice recipe to bulk it out.

But really any vegetables work well in this dish.

Some other great vegetables are:

Mushrooms

Chopped Baby Corn

Peas (not actually a vegetable, these are more a legume, but a great addition all the same)

Small Broccoli Florets

Shredded Vegetables (like cabbage, kale etc).

The thing to be careful with thought when you adjust any ingredient in a recipe is to watch the quantity as it can affect the overall final result. If you do replace on vegetable with another, just try to keep it to the same amounts.

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Protein in Savoury Rice

I always try to add some kind of protein to whatever I am making, especially if its being enjoyed as a main meal. Protein has great filling power that will keep you fuller for longer.

If you often find yourself really hungry in between meals, look at what you are eating meal times, is there enough protein included with a healthy portion of vegetables?

For the protein in this savoury rice, I went for some diced chicken breast, but some other great options instead are:

Pork
Shrimp or Prawns
or for a vegetarian option try some beans or chickpeas

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Sauce to pair with savoury rice

Love a sauce with your rice? Then why not make up some of this Chip Shop Curry Sauce to spoon over the top, it's delicious!!!

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One Pot Savoury Rice

Yield: SERVES 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Savoury Rice - An easy one pot recipe with diced chicken breast, vegetables, long grain rice that is a delicious alternative to basic cooked rice and perfect as a main dish or side.

Ingredients

200g (7oz) of uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast, diced small
1.5 teaspoons of sweet paprika
pinch of salt and pepper
1 small onion, diced small
1 small carrot, diced small
1 stalk of celery celery, diced small
½ red pepper, diced small
½ green pepper, diced small
2 cloves of garlic, minced
½ tablespoon of freshly grated ginger root
½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
½ cup (8 tablespoons) of sweetcorn, canned
1 cup (190g) of uncooked long grain rice, rinsed
2 cups (480ml) of chicken stock
1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil
3 spring onions, sliced

Instructions

Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with cooking oil spray
Add the chicken, paprika and a pinch of salt and black pepper, fry until browned, remove and set aside.
Spray the pan with a little more spray oil.
Add the onion, celery, carrot and peppers and fry to soften.
Add the garlic and ginger and fry for a further minute.
Add in the toasted sesame oil, dark soy sauce and rice and mix to coat.
Add back in the chicken and also add in the sweetcorn
Pour in the chicken stock.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed approx 10 minutes. Turn off heat, but leave with lid on for an additional 10 minutes (do not remove lid or touch in this time as the steam trapped underneath will continue to cook the rice to perfection.
Then remove lid and stir in the chopped spring onions.
Taste and season with some salt and black pepper if needed.
Serve and enjoy!!

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Nutrition Information

Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving Calories 311Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 46mgSodium 450mgCarbohydrates 54gFiber 4gSugar 8gProtein 17g

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