Guest Blog: One (Instant) Pot Meal - Chicken Vegetable Rice

By RChee -

Thank you for inviting me to guest blog! 

I'd like to share an easy and healthy recipe that makes a complete meal in one pot, specifically, in one Instant Pot! I make this recipe all the time, and you'll soon see why!

I make this recipe in a 3 quart Instant Pot, and it's for 2 servings. This recipe can be doubled or tripled, and made in in a 6 quart Instant Pot. The cook time is the same in a 6 quart Instant Pot or if recipe is doubled/tripled.

One (Instant) Pot Meal - Chicken Vegetable Rice

2 servings

Equipment needed:

3 quart Instant Pot

1 cup measuring cup

microplane grater (optional)

Ingredients:

1 cup Calrose short grain rice

1 cup water

Salt

Turmeric Powder (optional)

1-2 inch knob of ginger (optional)

1 chicken breast, cubed and seasoned with salt

2-3 leaves of collard greens (or green cabbage, or carrots)

Soy sauce to taste


 

1) Rinse 1 cup of Calrose short grain rice in Instant Pot inner pot twice. Add 1 cup of water to the rice. (TIP: Other types of rice may require different amounts of water and cook time. This recipe works well for all the ingredients specified, as 8 minutes of cook time in the Instant Pot is enough to cook raw Calrose short grain rice, raw chicken breast cubes and raw collard greens all together.)

2) Sprinkle a little bit of salt, and about 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder to the rice. Turmeric powder gives a nice yellow color, and is a healthy spice to eat. Stir rice to mix in the salt and turmeric.

3) Cube chicken breast into 1 inch by 1 inch cubes. Add 1 teaspoon salt or to taste. Gently layer the salted chicken breast cubes on top of the rice, and spread the chicken cubes evenly over the rice.

4) For extra flavor, grate ginger over the top of the chicken.


5) Wash and chop the collard greens into thin strips about 1/2 inch wide. Layer the collard greens on top of the chicken. If you don't have collard greens, you can substitute with another hardy vegetable, such as green or red cabbage, or carrots. Also cut those about 1/2 inch wide.

6) Close the Instant Pot lid, make sure the vent is sealed. Set the "Pressure cook", or "manual" for 8 minutes.

7) When the cook time is done, quick release or let it naturally release. Natural release will make the vegetables softer. Then, drizzle about 2 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of soy sauce over the rice, and put the lid back on for a few minutes. (TIP: Soy sauce was not added earlier because soy sauce can cause the rice to burn on the bottom, preventing the Instant Pot from building up pressure to cook the raw ingredients.)

8) The one pot meal of chicken, vegetables and rice is done! Enjoy this easy one pot meal! Serve as is, or with a side of chili sauce.

Comments

  1. FunWithMeiAugust 12, 2020 at 6:01 PM

    Wow, I think you could be a professional food blogger/crafter. That looks so easy! I'll have to try it. Too bad I just got rid of some collards today, partly because I didn't know how to use it! :(

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    1. RCheeAugust 13, 2020 at 10:32 AM

      Thank you! I hope you enjoy this recipe! Collards can be quite tough, so I chop them thin and cook it in the Instant pot over rice or in soup.

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  2. Pete HAugust 13, 2020 at 1:55 AM

    RChee -- Is this a version of the famous "chicken rice" they serve in Singapore? I heard people raving about it when I was there a few years back, but never got a chance to try it.

    (At the time, I was like "chicken+rice," how special could it be? Now I regret it.)

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    1. RCheeAugust 13, 2020 at 10:38 AM

      This recipe isn't exactly the Singaporean chicken rice dish, as the Singaporean dish uses chicken juices/soup to cook the rice, it doesn't have turmeric powder and a lot more effort is put into making the chicken very tender. But this recipe can easily be adjusted to make it taste like the Singaporean chicken rice by removing the turmeric powder and using chicken broth instead of water to cook the rice.

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    2. Pete HAugust 14, 2020 at 12:35 AM

      Thanks! We'll definitely give your recipe a whirl. Maybe Mei Makes will be up to doing it herself.

      God bless and thank you for being so encouraging to the kids.

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