Buffalo Chicken and Rice
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!
Servings: 4 1.5 cup servings of rice/chicken
Calories: 358kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into small cubes
- ½ cup diced onion
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup dry long grain white rice
- 3 cups chicken stock low or no salt
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 3 teaspoons dried parsley
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup blue cheese optional
- 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt optional
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil to the pan.
- 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.
- Add onion, garlic and celery to the pan with the chicken. Saute for an additional 3 minutes.
- Stir in carrots, rice, broth, buffalo sauce and spices (leave the cheese and yogurt til the end!) Cover and cook for 10 minutes. (Pro Tip: to speed up cook time, microwave your broth until warm before adding to the pan)
- Once cooked, stir in cheddar cheese and top with blue cheese. You can drizzle with extra buffalo sauce!
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups chicken and rice | Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1344mg | Potassium: 1043mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 10994IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 1mg