This delicious Syn Free Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice in cooked all in one pan and ready in 20 minutes. Perfect comfort food for the entire family to enjoy.
Don’t you just love Costco? We go through heaps of fresh fruit and vegetables each week and so I love that Costco sells bigger packs of the fresh vegetables with love for a reasonable price. Especially in the winter time, when all the amazing fresh fruit and vegetable stalls that are scattered all around the countryside in South Western Ontario and that I get used to in the Summer are no longer available.
This week I grabbed a big bag of broccoli. I wanted quick easy meals this week, as new I was on a busy schedule, so had already planned to make this delicious Ginger Beef and Broccoli with some steamed brown rice.
With the rest of the broccoli, I combined it with some fresh diced chicken breast for this amazing Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice. Super easy to make and the kids just loved it.
I don’t know what it is, but broccoli is an amazing vegetable for combining with cheddar, the two just go amazingly well together. Like in this Broccoli Cheddar Toasts or Broccoli Cheddar Hash Browns which are seriously moreish.
So it seemed like a perfect addition to this Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice and I was right. A complete meal in a bowl, nothing complicated or fussy.
Broccoli counts for your speed foods too in this dish, so we don’t need to worry about adding any extra veg to this Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice. It certainly isn’t a crime to add some more vegetables of choice to your plate though, if you want to up those speed foods even further.
What Kitchen Items do I need to make this Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice?
- Non Stick Frying Pan
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Jug
- Measuring Spoons
- Wooden Spoon
- Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
- Chopping Board
- Plate
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Syn Free Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice | Slimming World
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Yield 4 servings
This recipe is gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
- Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
- WW Smart Points - 10
Ingredients
- 400g (14oz) of uncooked diced chicken breast
- salt and black pepper
- 225g (8oz) of long grain rice
- 1/2 tsp of onion powder
- 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
- 640ml (2.7 cups) of chicken stock
- 250g (9oz) of broccoli
- 120g (4.2oz) of cheddar, grated - 4 HEa's
- cooking oil spray
Instructions
- Spray a frying pan over a medium-high heat with cooking oil spray. Add the chicken and a pinch of salt and black pepper and fry until lightly golden, remove and set aside.
- Spray the frying pan with some more cooking oil spray. Add the rice, onion and garlic powder and fry until the rice just starts to go translucent.
- Pour in the chicken stock, bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for 6 mins.
- Add the broccoli and chicken, cover and simmer for an additional 8 mins.
- Remove lid, add cheddar and stir until cheese is melted. Remove from heat, Cover and leave for about 8 minutes, until rice is cooked
- Serve and enjoy
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 452 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 11.7 g | 18% | |
Saturated Fat 6.4 g | 32% | |
Cholesterol 88.6 mg | 30% | |
Sodium 338 mg | 14% | |
Dietary Fiber 3.8 g | 15% | |
Sugars 2.3 g | ||
Protein 39.2 g | 78% | |
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This was yummy despite hubby saying he wasn’t keen on the combination before I cooked it he asked for seconds, as he’d enjoyed it so much.
Another winner.
Hi, I notice this isn’t in your freezer friendly section, as it’s just me and my partner how long would this keep for in the fridge?
Hi Zoe – I generally go by 3-4 days for stuff like this in kept in the fridge.
Made this tonight and it was just lovely. Thank you.
OMG this was such a wow dish I had friends over for lunch & they loved it .I put 2 grated carrots & a chopped onion just for extra speed I would give it 100% very filling & BEAUTIFUL
Hi, Im going to start your plan tomorrow, my concern is I will be cooking all meals for 1 , how do I get around this, could I half all the ingredients & pop one into the freezer? Also quantities….can I eat as much as I like or how do I measure portion size?? Soo excited to begin as the meals all look fabulous and easy to make!!
Amazing!
Left out the onion powder & forgot the cheese but was still awesome! Next time I cook this I will add these two and hope it gets even better!!
Hi Yvonne, yes halving the ingredients to make it just two servings should work fine. Enjoy and good luck!!. You can eat whatever you need to feel satisfied within your syn allowance. This recipe uses a healthy extra serving, so if you were having more than one serving you would need to either syn the additional or use your other healthy extra A.
Will it work if i use basmati rice instead of long grain rice?
regular long grain is best, but basmati should work too.
Made this tonight was really yum. Added a bit more chicken and a bit more stock and some extra salt and pepper at the end. Very easy to make and tastes great
Made this tonight added some button mushrooms and onion (cooked with chicken) it’s definitely going on my go to dish
Can I replace with cauliflower
I haven’t tried, but am sure it would work.
Could I use frozen broccoli or does have to be fresh?
Fresh is best as frozen will require less cooking time so the timings may be off slightly.
How many chicken stock cubes would you use for this recipe? My oxo packet says 1 x cube makes 190ml, so would you use 2 or 3 cubes for the 640ml listed?
Thanks
I would maybe use two and taste, you can always add more if needed, but you don’t want it too salty. I don’t really use cubes, but use my own homemade stock or fat-free broth in a carton.
Made this tonight it was so yummy. I had to improvise a little as I didn’t purchase any garlic or onion powder so just put ordinary onions & garlic instead. As I didn’t want to make the whole receipe I had to guess the weights really but made enough for us both. My little girl (aged 3) tried it but didn’t like the rice part even though she loves everything in there but I think it was the onions/garlic that put her off but she ate the broccoli & chicken. Will definitely do this again & hopefully be quicker at making it this time
If I use brown rice how much should I increase the cooking time?