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.
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.
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.
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
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!!!
More Rice Recipes
Looking for some other rice recipes to enjoy? Check out these:
- Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls
- Nasi Goreng – Indonesian Rice
- Red Pepper and Coriander Rice
- Sweet Corn Pilau Rice
- Egg Fried Rice
- Coconut Chicken Curry Rice
- Roasted Butternut Squash Rice
- Zucchini and Rice Pilau
- Mexican Rice
- Lime and Coriander Rice
- Spicy Beef, Beans and Rice
- Chicken Fried Rice
- Mixed Vegetable Rice
- Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Bowl
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 276Total Fat: 3.1gSaturated Fat: 0.6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 755mgCarbohydrates: 48.3gFiber: 2.2gSugar: 3.7gProtein: 14.5g
Hi, I’m looking forward to trying this , but I was wondering if I can batch cook and freeze it??
yes it is fine to freeze, so long as you follow food safety recommendations and place in the freezer as soon as it cooled.