Chicken + Rice, with Veggies - Supper Meal Ideas

Making new meals every week can be a challenge, let alone deciding what to make, especially when you're trying to have a more balanced diet while still enjoying your meals like any other.

This seasoned baked chicken recipe with a side of rice and veggies is a perfect meal for a healthy balanced dinner idea. This recipe consists of delicious baked chicken breast on a bed of rice with a side of boiled broccoli and fried mushrooms all seasoned to your preference and perfection - though you can easily substitute the veggies for your favorites. This meal is perfect for a cozy night in, hosting dinner guests, or refueling after a workout. It’s satisfying and filling without leaving you feeling the discomfort of bloating.

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Homemade Baked Chicken on Rice with Veggies

This meal is perfect for a quick fix but also to learn new cooking methods for beginners - take a look at the recipe and ingredients:

*this recipe was made for 2 servings but can easily be tweaked for more or less by changing your amount of ingredients - recipe instructions would still follow as below

Main Ingredients:

• 2 Chicken Breasts

• 3 Heads of Small/Medium Broccoli

• 1 Pack of Mushrooms

• 1 1/2 Cup of White Rice

• Green Onions

Seasoning Ingredients:

• Salt

• Pepper

• Onion Powder

• Dried Onion Flakes

• Paprika

• Parsley (crushed)

• Montreal Steak Spice

• Parmesan

• Soy Sauce

• Olive Oil/Olive Oil Infused Margarine

These ingredients will give your dish the perfect burst of flavour while also being easily substitutional to your preferences.

Take a look at the recipe - and what's great about this recipe is everything can simply be added and/or substituted for your quantity preferences. Below you can find two recipes; a broader option that works as an outline to cater to your preferred cooking, and a step-by-step option on how this meal was cooked, suitable for beginners or learners.

Recipe:

• Chicken - Season your chicken with your preferred amount of salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika and crushed parsley. Then bake until the chicken is no longer pink and is tender (to your preference).

• Broccoli - Add your clean chopped broccoli heads to a pot of boiling water - stems can be included as well. After it's boiled, drain the water and add Montreal Steak Spice and shredded parmesan to your greens, this will leave a mouth-watering savoury taste to your veggies.

• Mushrooms - Wash your mushrooms and chop them into slices, add them to a non-stick pan that contains olive oil or olive oil infused margarine, frying dried onion flakes and crushed parsley, fry your mushrooms until no longer raw.

• Rice - Boil a cup and a half of water, once it's bubbling, add the same amount of rice to the pot - off of the burner and add a lid on top so it can absorb the water. Chop up some washed green onions for extra flavour. Let your rice absorb, once this is done, add your desired amount of margarine, salt and pepper, soy sauce and your green onions. (*Rice used for this recipe is Minute Rice, it is quick and easy to make).

  
  

Step-by-Step Recipe:

• Chicken - Preheat your oven to 450F. Coat your chicken evenly with your seasonings (salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika and crushed parsley), patting it onto your chicken for better absorbency and coating. Add a light amount of olive oil to your pan, just enough to cover the bottom of your chicken, and place your chicken on top - this will help with not having your chicken stick to the pan. Once your oven is heated to 450F, cook your chicken for 18-22mins - ensure that there is no longer pink on the inside. Once your chicken is ready and cooked, chop it into bigger bite size flakes.

• Broccoli - Bring a medium sized pot of water to a boil - measure water accordingly to broccoli, make sure all of the broccoli is covered by the water, having more water is not an issue. Wash and chop your broccoli into bite sizes, then add it to your pot of boiled water. Turn your burner down to a medium heat once you've added your broccoli, let that boil for about 5-7 minutes. Then, drain the water from your broccoli. Finally, evenly season your broccoli with Montreal Steak Spice and parmesan, and mix to ensure evenly coatings.

• Mushrooms - Grab a non-stick pan and add a coat of olive oil, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan - this will add flavour to your mushrooms and give them something to absorb, or, add a couple tablespoons on olive oil infused margarine and let that melt before the next steps. Bring your burner temperature to a low-medium heat. Add a few pinches of dried onion flakes to the oil paired with a few pinches of crushed parsley flakes, letting your seasonings sauté in the pan for 1-2 minutes while you wash and slice your mushrooms. Once sliced, add your mushrooms to the pan for 5-7 minutes, mixing them around occasionally (until they evenly reach a golden-brown colour). *If olive oil was used, the mushrooms should have absorbed most, if not all of the oil - if there is some remaining, it can be drained for preference, or if more is needed, add lightly as it needs.

• Rice - *This recipe used Minute Rice*, for this, add 1 1/2 cups of water to a smaller pot and bring to a boil. Once your water reaches a boil, take your pot off of the hot burner and add 1 1/2 cups of rice to the water. Add a lid to the pot and let the water absorb into the rice, within a few short minutes, it will be ready. When the rice is absorbing your water, you can take this time to clean your green onions and chop them into small flakes of your preference - for this recipe, they are chopped into roughly 1/2 inch in size (photo reference above). Once all of the water is absorbed, add a teaspoon of margarine to your rice, add a few pinches of salt and pepper, add your soy sauce in measurements of teaspoons until your rice has turned a light brown colour while mixing - or to your preference. Then finally, add in your green onions. Once you give that a final mixing, your rice is done and ready to plate!

  
  

The final step is to plate your meal! Place some rice on your plate, grab your chicken that you previously chopped and add that on top of your rice, then place your veggies to the side. And enjoy!

This meal is efficient because most, if not all, of the veggies and side prep, as well as cooking can be done while your chicken is cooking.

Whether this meal is for a single night in, a family dinner or even meal prep, it is the perfect dish that is simple and quick enough to make, although it brings a lot of flavour to your palate!

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My top recommended products for this meal and other relevant products:

• Non-Stick Frying Pan

• Medium Sized Boiling Pot (Non-Stick)

• Set of Non-Stick Kitchenware (comes with 3 frying pans and 2 pots for varied sizing)

• Plating Dishes (ceramic)

• Plating Dishes (bamboo fiber dish)

• Dried Onion Flakes