Chicken and Rice Recipe: The Modern Twist
Course: ChickenDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
45
minutesGrandma’s chicken and rice is an all-time classic. Don’t forget the wild rice!
Do you remember festive dinners at Grandma’s house? There was all that great food. Biscuits, gravy, potatoes and creamy cucumber salad, along with other delicacies, filled the kitchen with an amazing aroma. The one dish you were always eager to get your fork into was Grandma’s famous chicken and rice recipe. Something about the way she blended her ingredients made it delicious to the very last bite. With modern times has come modern expressions of many old traditional recipes. Chicken and rice, which once relied on using white or yellow forms of rice as a base ingredient, takes on a completely new character when using a mixture of brown and wild rice instead.
Wild rice is one of the most flavorful grains in existence. Often carrying a somewhat nutty taste, wild rice can sometimes turn an ordinary dish into an extraordinary dish. Evidence of wild rice dates back about 12,000 years. Originally thriving in lake and riverbeds, a major rise in commercially farmed wild rice began ramping up in the 1960’s. Today, wild rice farming operations are a big business across North America, producing millions of pounds each year for use in the global food supply. People looking to expand their pallet and create exotic dishes turn to wild rice to bring new life to older recipes.
Do you remember festive dinners at Grandma’s house? There was all that great food. Biscuits, gravy, potatoes and creamy cucumber salad, along with other delicacies, filled the kitchen with an amazing aroma. The one dish you were always eager to get your fork into was Grandma’s famous chicken and rice recipe. Something about the way she blended her ingredients made it delicious to the very last bite. With modern times has come modern expressions of many old traditional recipes. Chicken and rice, which once relied on using white or yellow forms of rice as a base ingredient, takes on a completely new character when using a mixture of brown and wild rice instead.
Wild rice is one of the most flavorful grains in existence. Often carrying a somewhat nutty taste, wild rice can sometimes turn an ordinary dish into an extraordinary dish. Evidence of wild rice dates back about 12,000 years. Originally thriving in lake and riverbeds, a major rise in commercially farmed wild rice began ramping up in the 1960’s. Today, wild rice farming operations are a big business across North America, producing millions of pounds each year for use in the global food supply. People looking to expand their pallet and create exotic dishes turn to wild rice to bring new life to older recipes.
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice
4-5 cups of chicken broth
fresh cilantro
10 snow peas
2 large carrots
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
2 ribs of celery
1 clove of garlic
1/2 Vidalia onion
1 tbsp of chopped ginger
60 g (2 oz) coconut oil
salt to taste
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Directions
- Mix brown rice with chicken broth and place over medium heat. Simmer until rice is soft, for about 30 minutes.
- Grill the chicken breasts using 1/3 of the coconut oil. The breasts should be golden brown on each side as a result
- Cut the breasts into strips and set aside.
- Saute the ginger and garlic in the remaining coconut oil for about 30 seconds.
- Add celery, carrots, and onions to the skillet; cook until onions are soft, for about 3 minutes.
- Add snow peas and saute for 2 more minutes
- Add bell pepper and saute for 2 more minutes
- Add chicken to the pan and saute over low heat for about 5 minutes
- At the end, sprinkle the dish with cilantro leaves
- Put the cooked rice on a plate, put vegetables with chicken next to it and enjoy!
