A satisfying family style vegetables rice loaded with chicken cubes for easy weeknight meals.
When it comes to weekdays meal, I always try to make the fast and most convenient ones. Since there is no time to make any fancy meals, that is now limited to a big celebration or in a special occasions. It’s no surprise that as the school year progresses, with lots of my kids homeworks and activities, so do the daily challenges of everyday life, and from my own schedule that I’m preparing to take the GRE test, which is my first step into earning my graduate degree. So what’s a busy mom like me to do?
The simplified version of the well-known indian or Khaleeji dish “Biryani” which mostly features chicken and vegetables and rice.
The ingredients are simple, but chicken-and-rice combination take on a world of exotic flavors. some cubed chicken, frozen peas, carrots, potato all pound up with aromatic blend of spices, and in just about 40 minutes you’ll have a kicked-up chicken and vegetable rice dinner that’s both savory and satisfying.
Easy Chicken and Vegetable Rice
1 cup green peas, frozen
3 medium carrots,cut into small cubes
2 medium potato, cut into small cubes
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
1 large onion cuted in half and sliced thinly
1 1\2 cup basmatti rice, washed
2 tablespoon mixed ground spices (cardamom, cloves, coriander, all spice, black pepper, cumin)
1\4 teaspoon ground dill seeds
1\2 teaspoon turmeric
1 Maggi chicken stock cube
vegetable oil
2 1\4 cup chicken stock or water
In a large sauce pan, add 1-2 tablespoon vegetable oil, add the potato, stir and cover in medium heat until golden brown and almost cooked, put it a side. on the same pot, add the carrots, stir and let cook for 1 min before adding the peas, cook for more 2-3 min, put it a side.
Add the onion, add some more oil, stir and toast until browned, put it a side. on the same put add the chicken cubes with 1 teaspoon of the mixed spices, stir and let cooked halfway.
Add all the vegetables, the onion, the washed rice, 2 tablespoon mixed spices, the Maggi cube, the turmeric, salt and the dill, mix all together, add the stock or water, let boil, cover and simmer for about 15 min.
serve with your favourite salad or yogurt on the side.
Ann from Sumptuous Spoonfuls said:
I love the spices you used in this dish! Sounds very satisfying for a quick week-night meal.
Good Cooks said:
Thank you Ann for stopping by, really appreciated. The spices is what the arabic kitchen depends on in most of the recipes.
Nami | Just One Cookbook said:
Ohhh yummy! I like the fact that you use lots of veggies in the rice and this is what we need to feed the kids. 🙂
Good Cooks said:
Hi Nami, we always think first of what to feed the kids, this recipes is one of my family favourites.
Thanks Nami for stopping by.
Caroline said:
Such a wonderful, simple recipe. That rice is gorgeous! Love the use of turmeric here.
Good Cooks said:
The turmeric not only for the color, but it also adds some flavor to the rice. Most of the middle eastern rice recipes uses turmeric or sometimes saffron to color and flavor the rice.
Thank you Caroline for stopping by.
Geni - Sweet and Crumby said:
This looks like such a flavorful rice dish!
Good Cooks said:
Thank you, Geni.
Christy said:
Simple and good, and just flavorful!:)
Good Cooks said:
Happy to see you here Christy, thanks so much.
Angie's Recipes said:
A really flavoursome and tasty rice creation.
Good Cooks said:
Thank you so much for dropping by 🙂
Anna said:
Great! This is a whole meal in one simple dish. So full of flavors too…
Apart from a quick weeknight meal, this can also be a quick bring-me-to-work-or-school lunch treat because it is so convenient. Everything in one package. Thanks for sharing this post!
Good Cooks said:
Thank you Anna, it’s really a very healthy too, happy to see you here.
Manu said:
MOUTH WATERING Samah! I love it! Simple recipe with great flavours! I am sure everyone in my family would love it! :-)))) Thanks for sharing!!
Good Cooks said:
Thank you Manu, happy to see you here.
marlameridith said:
Such a great recipe! Linking back to it in my next post 🙂
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Good Cooks said:
Nice to see you Marla, and thanks so much for the link, really appreciated.
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Naomi said:
for the large onion there is a mistake that said cuted
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