Buffalo Chicken and Rice

Buffalo Chicken and Rice

from thecleaneatingcouple.com
Main Course
40 min
4 servings
554 kcal / serving

Buffalo Chicken and Rice is an easy one pot meal your whole family will love. Gluten free, high protein, delicious and done in under an hour!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 1 ½ lbsboneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into small cubes)
  • 1 cupdiced celery
  • ½ cupdiced onion
  • 2 tablespoonsgarlic (minced)
  • 3 cupschicken broth (low or no salt)
  • 2 cupsgrated carrots
  • 1 cupdry long grain white rice
  • ½ cupbuffalo sauce
  • 3 teaspoonsdried parsley
  • 3 teaspoonsgarlic powder
  • 2 teaspoonsonion powder
  • ¼ teaspoonblack pepper
  • ½ cupcheddar cheese
  • 1 cupnonfat greek yogurt (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil to the pan.

  2. 2

    Add chicken to the pan and saute for 8-10 minutes, until the edges start to brown. (The chicken doesn’t have to be completely cooked because it will continue to cook for at least another 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add celery, onion and garlic to the pan with the chicken. Sauté for an additional 3 minutes.

  4. 4

    Stir in chicken broth, carrots, rice, buffalo sauce and dried spices. (Leave the cheese and yogurt til the end!) Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Pro Tip: to speed up cook time, microwave your broth until warm before adding to the pan)

  5. 5

    Make sure to stir the rice every few minutes to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

  6. 6

    Once the rice has cooked, stir in cheddar cheese. If you're adding yogurt, you can stir it in now. You can drizzle with extra buffalo sauce!