Today we explain how to make chicken and rice , a very simple and inexpensive dish with few ingredients , which will succeed in your home.
We can be sure of one thing, having rice in the pantry and chicken in the freezer , we can prepare a meal in no time because they are two foods that give a lot of play. In fact, in addition to the easy recipe for rice and chicken that we told you about at the beginning, we will leave you with 3 other recipes with vegetables ; chicken rice for babies ; and brothy rice with chicken .
This dish cannot be missing from your family menu because it is healthy, complete and nutritious; rice is a cereal, and as such is a great source of energy , due to its contribution of carbohydrates . Chicken is a white meat , a good source of protein with moderate calorie content.
Let’s not forget the contribution of turmeric , a spice with miraculous properties… did you know that it is extraordinary to protect the liver, is a powerful anti-inflammatory and has benefits against some types of cancer? And if you decide on rice with chicken and vegetables , we can also add the benefits of vegetables.
CHICKEN RICE
Ingredients for 4 people
- 1 chicken breast or 2 boneless thighs and thighs
- 400g of rice
- 4 cloves of garlic
- a few sprigs of parsley
- 2 tomatoes
- Shall
- 1 heaping teaspoon of turmeric
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1.5 l of chicken broth or water
How to make chicken rice
We saute the chicken
Put a little extra virgin olive oil in a paella pan or in a frying pan and sauté the chopped chicken
We incorporate a mixture that we make in the mortar with the garlic, parsley and salt, and let it cook a little. Add the crushed tomatoes.
We add the rice
We mix and incorporate the rice that we sauté for one or two minutes together with the turmeric that will color our rice.
We cook
Finally add 6 cups of water or if you have, chicken broth, and let cook over low heat for about 18 minutes. Let it rest for another two minutes with the fire off and serve.
CHICKEN WITH RICE AND VEGETABLES
As you can see, the previous recipe is a simple and quick recipe to make rice with chicken that I assure you is delicious, but if you want to incorporate vegetables and give your dish a different touch, I recommend that you try this other recipe, in the one where we incorporate carrots, bell peppers and green beans into the rice along with the chicken.
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 1 boneless chicken breast
- 2 or 3 carrots
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- Green beans
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 400g of rice
- 1.5 liters of chicken broth
- Saffron
- Thyme
- Romero
- Shall
- Black pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
SEE THE COMPLETE RECIPE> Rice with chicken and vegetables
BROTHY RICE WITH CHICKEN
If you like soupy rice, be sure to try this delicious recipe, in which we prepare chicken with soupy rice , which I assure you is incredibly good!
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 1/2 diced chicken or 1 diced breast
- a leek
- 1 onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 carrots
- 200g of mushrooms
- A splash of white wine
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 100 g of crushed tomato
- 1.5 liters of chicken broth
- 300g of rice
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- extra virgin olive oil
- Shall
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- Rice soup with chicken and vegetables (easy and complete recipe)
- Fish Cake With mashed potatoes for kids at Pet Pooja.