Chicken with shrimp

Appetizing, spicy, unusual taste, a holiday every day! Chicken with shrimp is a recipe for a two-in-one dish, because it is prepared immediately with rice. It is very convenient — meat and garnish in one pan. The addition of shrimp and vegetables gives the dish a Mediterranean touch.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 31 % 8 g
Fats 23 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 46 % 12 g
135 kcal
GI: 8 / 92 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make chicken with shrimp? Prepare the products. I take steamed rice. Chicken thighs are better to take a small size, for the convenience of cooking. Fresh tomatoes can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice. Green peas are fresh or frozen. The number of shrimps can vary depending on preferences — more or less. From spices I take ground black pepper and curry seasoning, you can use your favorite spices.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Rinse the chicken under running cold water. Dry it with paper towels so that there is no excess moisture left on the chicken, then it will be fried, not stewed. Rub it with salt and ground black pepper. Put the frying pan on the fire and heat it up. Pour olive oil for frying (or any other vegetable oil to taste). Put the chicken thighs in a frying pan and fry them over high heat until golden brown on each side, about 15 minutes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Peel the onion and garlic from the husk and finely chop. First add the chopped onion to the pan and fry it together with the chicken for five minutes. Then add the chopped garlic and fry for another minute, stirring constantly.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel the tomato. How easy is it to peel tomatoes? Wash them, make criss-cross incisions on top with a sharp knife. Put it in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Remove, cool slightly and remove the skin. Then cut the tomato and add it to the chicken. Fry everything together, stirring, for another two minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Pour hot broth or water into the chicken and bring to a boil.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add the right amount of rice. You can take any rice you like. Pre-rinse it well several times, until clear water.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Add pre-thawed and peeled shrimp and green peas, selected spices to taste. Mix everything, reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. If necessary, add salt and pour in water or broth. The dish will be ready when all the liquid is absorbed into the rice, and the rice itself becomes soft.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Serve chicken with shrimp, peas and rice hot. This is an independent dish, when serving, you can sprinkle it with chopped fresh herbs — parsley or dill. Bon appetit!

Tomatoes in this recipe can be replaced with ketchup, tomatoes in their own juice or tomato paste. Choose the proportions to your taste.

Important! To make rice dishes invariably delicious, read the article about the subtleties of choosing rice and the secrets of its preparation .

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.

Calorie content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Canned shrimp - 81   kcal/100g
  • Boiled shrimp - 95   kcal/100g
  • Shrimps peeled frozen - 60   kcal/100g
  • Fresh shrimp - 97   kcal/100g
  • Category I chicken - 238   kcal/100g
  • Chicken of the II category - 159   kcal/100g
  • Chicken, flesh without skin - 241   kcal/100g
  • Chickens - 140   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353   kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360   kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119   kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363   kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109   kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369   kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106   kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374   kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109   kcal/100g
  • Fig - 344   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Curry - 352   kcal/100g
  • Fresh green peas - 280   kcal/100g
  • Canned green peas - 55   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g

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