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Spiced Chicken Breast with Brown Rice and Salad

This easy to make chicken breast and brown rice salad meal is perfect for dinnertime! It's got protein-packed chicken, naturally gluten-free brown rice and so many fresh veggies. You're gonna love it❣️
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken salad, easy chicken salad, healthy chicken salad, salad, salad on-the-go
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: April

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brown rice, cooked
  • 4 cups chicken broth, gluten-free optional, for cooking rice
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • Seasoning mix for chicken I like ClubHouse's "La Grille" Chicken seasoning
  • Olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • 3 mini cucumbers or 1.5 cups of cucumber, diced
  • 3 tablespoon Fresh mint chopped

Instructions

  • Cook the rice according to package instructions with chicken broth if using. Set aside to cool.
  • While the rice cooks, cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Cover with spice mix, turning in spice mix to coat chicken pieces. In a medium pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium heat and cook for about 8-10 minutes until done (internal temperature of 165 degrees F.)
  • While the chicken cooks, thinly slice the green onions and separate the white parts from the green tops. Dice the cucumbers and red pepper. Roughly chop the mint leaves.
  • For the dressing, combine 3 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 clove of minced garlic, the white bottoms of the green onions, fresh lemon juice from ½ a lemon, and some mint. Whisk until combined.
  • To serve, spread the rice out over a large platter, top with the cucumbers, red peppers, the green tops of the green onions and drizzle the dressing over everything.
  • Place the chicken on top of the veggies and rice.
  • Finish with some lemon zest and fresh ground pepper to taste. Serve.

Notes

Leftovers are great the next day. This salad with keep pretty well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Adapted from from Good Food.
Nutrition Information is approximate and for ¼ of the recipe:
Nutrition Facts
Spiced Chicken Breast with Brown Rice and Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
565
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
72
mg
24
%
Sodium
 
214
mg
9
%
Potassium
 
1347
mg
38
%
Carbohydrates
 
89
g
30
%
Fiber
 
6
g
25
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
38
g
76
%
Vitamin A
 
1427
IU
29
%
Vitamin C
 
63
mg
76
%
Calcium
 
106
mg
11
%
Iron
 
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
565
Nutrition Facts