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Chicken and Spinach Rice Pot

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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This comforting Risotto-style dish will be a big hit with families. The twist with this one-pot meal? Influences of ginger and curry that create a fragrant meal that is fast and simple to put on the table.

  • Course Main Dishes
  • Prep. Time 15 mins
  • Cooking Time 20 - 25 mins
  • Yields 4 servings

Preparation

What You Need

2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tsp (10 ml) minced fresh ginger or
1/2 tsp (2 ml) dried ground ginger
2 tsp (10 ml) curry powder
3/4 cup (180 ml) basmati rice
2 cups (500 ml) 5 % light or
10 % half-and-half cream
1 cup (250 ml) water
4 cups (1 l) lightly packed chopped spinach
Salt

Instructions

In a large deep pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté for 5 min or until onions are softened. Add chicken, ginger and curry powder and cook stirring often, for 5 min or until chicken is lightly browned. Add rice and stir to coat.

Add cream and water and increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer for about 10 min or until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink inside. Season to taste with salt. Remove from heat and let stand 5 min before serving.


Tips

Rice mixture should be slightly runny to spoon out into shallow soup bowls.

For a burst of fresh flavour, garnish with chopped fresh coriander.

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