One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Rice - a simple all in one pan recipe with the delicious flavours of lemon and garlic and packed with healthy vegetables such as cauliflower and spinach.
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What about additional vegetables in this One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Rice?
Luckily this dish comes packed with fresh cauliflower and spinach, so I have you covered with this recipe. But there is never any harm in serving with some additional vegetables so if you want to serve alongside some additional greens the more the better.
Some suggestions:
- Steam Tenderstem Broccoli
- Roasted Broccoli
- Roasted or Steam Asparagus
or any vegetable side of your choice.
Kitchen items that were used for this One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Rice:
- Measuring Scales
- Chopping Board
- Measuring spoons
- Santoku Knife
- Le Creuset Cast Iron Casserole (or use a Deep Frying Pan)
- Measuring Cups
- Wooden Spoon
- Zester
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One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Rice
One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Rice - a simple cooked all in one pan recipe with the delicious flavours of lemon and garlic and packed with healthy vegetables such as cauliflower and spinach.
Ingredients
- 1lb (455g) of uncooked boneless skinless chicken thighs, sliced into bitesize pieces
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1lb (455g) of fresh cauliflower florets
- 1 cup (180g) of uncooked long grain rice
- 2.25 cups (540ml) of chicken stock
- juice and zest of 2 small lemons (or can slice the lemons and place in top for a milder Lemon flavour)
- 3 cups of chopped fresh spinach
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- pinch of red chilli flakes (optional)
- black pepper
seasoning mix:
- 1 teaspoon of paprika (not smoked)
- 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon of dried basil
- ½ teaspoon of dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon of onion powder
- pinch of salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients for the seasoning mix to a small bowl and mix to combine.
- Add the olive oil to the casserole dish (or deep frying pan) and heat over a medium high heat.
- Add the onion and fry until lightly golden and softened
- Add in the chicken. garlic, seasoning mix and fry until we’ll golden and coated .
- Add in the cauliflower, zest and juice of the lemons, and a little splash of the stock just to unglaze anything stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Add in the rice and mix combine.
- Pour in the rest of the stock, bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for approx 10 minutes (check after about 7 minutes just to ensure stock hasn't reduced too quickly, as you may need to add in a little more stock if so).
- Once stock is almost absorbed, stir in the fresh chopped spinach. Add lid and leave with heat turned off for 10 minutes. The heat/steam trapped underneath will continue to cook rice to perfection.
- When ready to serve sprinkle with a pinch of red chilli flakes and some black pepper
- Enjoy!!
Notes
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 servingAmount Per Serving Calories 389Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 2.6gCholesterol 85mgSodium 574mgCarbohydrates 47.1gFiber 4.2gSugar 4.4gProtein 27.1g
Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information.
Arlene Smith says
Made this tonight, added a bit more chilli than suggested and had it with greek yogurt. It was fab. Thanks for the recipe. Will be a new addition to our meal times. : )
Maria says
Another lovely recipe, thank you Siobhan!
Caz berry says
Made this tonight, soooo yummy, I love lemon chicken and would defo make this again,
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
thanks Caz - glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Debbie says
Made this today, absolutely delicious! Can I freeze it in portions?
Erna says
A great recipe and so easy to make! This one is also a keeper.
Thank you!
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
broccoli or asparagus should be fine, any vegetables that pair well with the lemon flavour.
Sharon says
I made this and cooked it in the oven And also added feta at the end, yum
Jen says
This might be crazy but can I substitute pasta for rice? I would love to make this for my family and I have one that won’t eat rice. Thanks
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
I haven't tried, but it should work okay, you may need to adjust liquid though.
Ashley says
This is so good and so easy! Will definitely be adding it to the rotation. I accidentally added the whole head of cauliflower, but it still turned out great. I also topped with some greek yogurt and feta cheese