Lemon and soy sauce brighten this Asian dish!
Combining your ingredients in one large saucepan is a wonderful way to allow flavors to mingle! This Asian dish relies on soy sauce as a key ingredient. We used freshly-squeezed lemon to balance out the salty flavor. Adding fresh cherry tomatoes, baby corn, and chives gives this skillet dinner natural color and taste. The whole family will enjoy this home-cooked, healthy Asian meal.
Easy One-Pot Chicken & Rice Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice dry or brown rice
- 2 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce lite (low-sodium) or tamari
- 1/2 cup lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound chicken white meat strips
- 8 pieces baby corn or 1/2 cup regular corn kernels
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 tablespoons chives finely chopped
Instructions
- Over high heat, in a medium cooking pot, mix the rice and 2-1/2 cups of water then let it boil. When it boils, put down the heat to the lowest, cover partially (leave about a 1/2 inch of opening) and simmer until the rice is cooked through. Note: if you can cook the rice hours ahead, it's better.
- In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, lemon and the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Adjust the taste if needed then set aside. Over medium heat, in a large saucepan with 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, sautè the chicken until cooked through. Pour the soy-lemon mixture and add the baby corn then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Separate the sauce, the corn, and the chicken in three bowls. Still in the same saucepan, pour the 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken until golden brown. Season with the 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Again, take them away from the saucepan and put them in a bowl. In the same saucepan, pour the remaining extra virgin olive oil, then add the soy-lemon mixture and cook for 3 - 5 minutes or until it thickens slightly. Add the rice and mix well until the rice becomes brown. Move the rice to one side of the saucepan.
- Put the chicken to the other side of the saucepan and the baby corn on top. Turn off the heat.
- Put the tomatoes in one corner of the saucepan. Sprinkle with the remaining salt. Sprinkle the chives.
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making this for dinner tonight. there seems to be some confusion in the directions…you say to add the chicken and cook through then add 2 more tbsp of oil and brown chicken? Can you please clarify or update the directions. thank you
Anonymous, 2 times you put in two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and on the third time you put one tablespoon. Hope that helps:).