Easy Chicken Rice
Easy Chicken Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice, washed
- 2 cups water
- 2 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
- 3 ginger, thin slices
- 2 garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chicken powder, optional
- as needed green onions, chopped, for garnish
- as needed cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Wash 2 cups of rice thoroughly under cold running water until the water runs clear.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Place the washed rice into the pot of your rice cooker. Add 2 cups of water, ensuring a 1:1 ratio with the rice.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Add the ginger slices, minced garlic, oil, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, light soy sauce, and chicken powder (if using) to the rice cooker pot with the rice and water.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Stir all the ingredients well to combine them evenly with the rice and seasonings.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Carefully place the boneless, skin-on chicken thighs on top of the seasoned rice mixture in the pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Place the pot into the rice cooker, close the lid, and turn it on to cook using the standard rice cooking function.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Once the rice cooker finishes its cycle and the chicken is cooked through, open the lid. Carefully remove the cooked chicken thighs from the pot and set them aside on a cutting board.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Gently fluff the cooked rice in the pot with a fork or spatula to separate the grains and distribute the flavors.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Using two forks, shred the cooked chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 3 min
- 10
Serve the chicken rice in bowls, topped with the shredded chicken. Garnish generously with chopped green onions and cilantro before serving.
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy Chicken Rice
- 2 cups rice, washed
- 2 cups water
- 2 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
- 3 ginger, thin slices
- 2 garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chicken powder, optional
- as needed green onions, chopped, for garnish
- as needed cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Wash 2 cups of rice thoroughly under cold running water until the water runs clear.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Place the washed rice into the pot of your rice cooker. Add 2 cups of water, ensuring a 1:1 ratio with the rice.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the ginger slices, minced garlic, oil, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, light soy sauce, and chicken powder (if using) to the rice cooker pot with the rice and water.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Stir all the ingredients well to combine them evenly with the rice and seasonings.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Carefully place the boneless, skin-on chicken thighs on top of the seasoned rice mixture in the pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Place the pot into the rice cooker, close the lid, and turn it on to cook using the standard rice cooking function.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Once the rice cooker finishes its cycle and the chicken is cooked through, open the lid. Carefully remove the cooked chicken thighs from the pot and set them aside on a cutting board.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Gently fluff the cooked rice in the pot with a fork or spatula to separate the grains and distribute the flavors.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Using two forks, shred the cooked chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 3 min - 10
Serve the chicken rice in bowls, topped with the shredded chicken. Garnish generously with chopped green onions and cilantro before serving.
⏱️ 2 min