Bulgur pilaf with chicken

Healthy, delicious and satisfying dish for the whole family! Bulgur pilaf with chicken is prepared very easily, from available products. The perfect solution for a family dinner or even a festive table. The result will exceed all your expectations!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 48 % 14 g
Fats 14 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 38 % 11 g
139 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make bulgur pilaf with chicken? Prepare all the products listed on the list. Chicken breast can be replaced with any meat, only at the same time the cooking time will slightly increase.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Rinse the breast and dry it with paper napkins to get rid of the remaining liquid. Cut the meat into small portions of the same size.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Peel the onion, garlic and carrot. Rinse all vegetables in clean water.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut carrot into small cubes, onion into cubes, and pass garlic through a press or chop with a knife.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Cut tomatoes into small arbitrary fragments. If desired, remove the peel from the tomatoes beforehand, I usually do not do this.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan with a thick bottom and high edges. Send the chicken pieces to fry. To prepare pilaf from bulgur, you can use a cauldron or a frying pan with high edges.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    After 5-10 minutes of frying, add carrots, onions and garlic to the chicken. Fry, stirring occasionally for another 7-10 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Add tomatoes to the meat. Add salt and pepper to taste and leave for another 5 minutes. At this stage, you can use your favorite spices or a ready-made mixture of seasonings for pilaf.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Pour a little boiling water into the pot (half a cup will be enough). Cover with a lid, reduce the heat to moderate and simmer all together for 15-20 minutes.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Bulgur rinse several times until clean water. Spread the grits evenly to the pan. Wash the garlic head and insert it into the middle (optional).

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Add boiling water so that it covers the grits for one and a half to two fingers.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Cook under a closed lid on low heat until the cereals are ready. This will take you from 20 to 25 minutes.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Delicious bulgur pilaf with chicken is ready!

If after the specified time you have some liquid left in the pan, then turn the heat to maximum, remove the lid and leave for 3-5 minutes until the remaining water completely evaporates. 

Serve ready-made pilaf with fresh vegetables, all kinds of sauces and other things.

If desired, sprinkle the finished dish with finely chopped fresh herbs.

Bon appetit!

Chicken can be replaced with turkey or any other type of meat at your request. But keep in mind that in this case, the cooking time and calorie content of the dish will change.

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.

Important! Cooking from bulgur is delicious, easy and varied will help the article "Bulgur: get to know each other better and cook boldly!"

Calorie content of the products possible in the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Bulgur - 342   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast (fillet) - 113   kcal/100g

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