Chicken Rice Bowl
Leftover sheet-pan chicken + rice + something green. Night two of cook-once week.
- Time
- 12 min
- Cost
- $4 / 1 sv
- Protein
- 40g
- Calories
- 520
Cost is an approximate grocery total for this recipe as written. Protein and calories are estimates per serving.
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Shopping list
- 1 cup, chopped Cooked chickenMeat
- 1 cup Cooked ricePantry
- 1 cup Frozen vegetables or spinachFrozen
- 2 tablespoons salsa or 1 teaspoon oil Salsa or olive oilPantry
- pinch SaltPantry
Do this
- 1Warm the rice in a microwave-safe bowl, 60–90 seconds.
- 2Microwave the vegetables 2 minutes, or wilt spinach in a skillet with a drop of oil for 1 minute.
- 3Chop leftover chicken. If it is fridge-cold, 45 seconds in the microwave is enough — you already cooked it.
- 4Pile rice, vegetables, chicken. Add salsa or oil and a pinch of salt.
- 5That is the meal. If you want it extra, add cheese or a spoon of Greek yogurt.
Gear for this one
Microwave-safe bowl
Potatoes, leftovers, oatmeal. Check the bottom for a microwave-safe mark before you buy.
Find on Amazon (opens Amazon)Decent knife
A $15 chef's knife that actually cuts is safer than a dull 'starter set' blade.
Find on Amazon (opens Amazon)Cutting board
Stops you from wrecking the counter and keeps raw chicken off everything else.
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