Chicken fillet with rice

Delicious, fast, simple, from ordinary products for the whole family! Chicken fillet with rice is a recipe that will not be difficult to prepare even for a beginner. The result will be a hearty, flavorful dish similar to pilaf. Using steamed rice will make it crumbly.
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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 50 % 8 g
Fats 19 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 31 % 5 g
77 kcal
GI: 33 / 0 / 67

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 45 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make chicken fillet with rice? Prepare the products. Chicken fillet, if it has been frozen, defrost by transferring from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Wash and peel the carrots and onions.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut the onion into small cubes. Pour vegetable oil into a saucepan with a thick bottom or a cauldron, heat it over high heat. Add the chopped onion, fry, stirring, for about 5 minutes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Add it to the onion, fry together for 3-4 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut the chicken fillet into medium pieces. If desired, the meat can be cut into cubes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Add the meat to the onion and carrot, mix. Fry it on medium heat for approximately 7-10 minutes. Fillet pieces should be turned over more often so that they are well fried on all sides.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    After that, add the steamed long-grain rice to the pan, pre-rinse it well with water. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Pour warm or hot water into a saucepan, mix the products with a spoon. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then cook under the lid on low heat for about 20-25 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Rice will absorb all the liquid during this time. Turn off the heat and leave the dish to stand under the lid for 20 minutes so that it finally "reaches". Then serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Chicken fillet can be cooked with round rice, but then you get a thick porridge. Ground black pepper is very fragrant, but if desired, it can be replaced with any seasoning. In this case, spices for chicken, meat, pilaf and suneli hops are well suited. A dish of chicken and rice can be served to the festive table as a main dish.

Note that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way to defrost chicken read in  article about proper defrosting of products .

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which is better not to use at all, read here .

Important! An incorrectly selected frying pan can ruin even the best recipe. All the details on how to choose the perfect frying pan for different dishes read here .

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

  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast (fillet) - 113   kcal/100g
  • Steamed rice - 123   kcal/100g

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