🍚 Garlic Chicken Rice

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Rice sauteed with chicken breast and golden garlic, with a touch of paprika. A complete meal in 20 minutes.

⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 603 calories per serving💪 46 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked (about 7 oz / 200 g) rice
  • 10.5 oz (300 g), 2 breasts chicken breast
  • 2 1/4 tsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • to taste salt
  • to taste black pepper
  • 1 tsp (optional) sweet paprika

How to make it, step by step

  1. Bring water with a pinch of salt to a boil and cook the rice for the time indicated on the package; drain.
  2. Meanwhile, cut the chicken breasts into cubes or strips.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and brown the minced garlic.
  4. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook 8-10 minutes until cooked through and golden.
  5. Add the cooked rice to the skillet and mix everything for 2-3 minutes; add a teaspoon of sweet paprika if you want more flavor.
  6. Serve hot.

Recipe by Aina S., from the CestaChef community.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

603
calories
46 g
protein
68 g
carbs
15 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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