Name: One Pot Chicken and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1.5cups/255g basmati rice (washed and drained well); 1.5lb/680g boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into bite size pieces); 2.5 cups/375ml cups chicken stock; 1 large Yellow Onion (diced); 2 medium Carrots (diced); 1/2 cup Green peas (thawed if using frozen); 3 Garlic cloves (grated); 1 tbsp Butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp Jamaican curry powder (or another type of curry powder); 1/4 cup cilantro leaves (chopped)

One Pot Chicken and Rice

One Pot Chicken and Rice made in 30 minutes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course dinner, lunch, Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

1.5cups/255g basmati rice washed and drained well
1.5lb/680g boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
2.5 cups/375ml cups chicken stock
1 large Yellow Onion diced
2 medium Carrots diced
1/2 cup Green peas thawed if using frozen
3 Garlic cloves grated
1 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Jamaican curry powder or another type of curry powder
1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped

Instructions

Heat up a wide pan and add butter and olive oil. When hot, add diced onions, 1/4 tsp salt and saute until soft, not golden brown. Add grated garlic and saute for a few seconds. Add curry powder and saute for 20 seconds. Add chicken, 3/4 tsp salt and saute until chicken is almost cooked. Then add carrots and stir. Add drained rice and saute for 3 minutes, stirring often. Heat up chicken stock and add to pot. Stir and bring to a boil. Taste and add salt if necessary. Reduce heat to low and put a lid on the pot. Cook for 15 minutes.
Uncover and add thawed peas. Stir and cover pot. Cook another 5 minutes until rice is cooked. Uncover and stir in cilantro. Serve with green chile pickle or your favorite tangy pickle and/or hot sauce.

One Pot Chicken and Rice