One-Pan Healthy Chicken And Rice Recipe With Spinach

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

2/3 cup white rice

1 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless

3 cups spinach, washed and chopped

1 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 carrot, shredded

6 scallions, chopped

2 garlic cloves

salt and black pepper to taste

2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

Cook the chicken in the pan on both sides until golden brown.

Use the same pan and saute the onions and garlic for 30s with 1 tbsp olive oil.

At medium-high stir in the spinach, chickpeas, carrot and rice. Add salt and water to cover.

Cover with a lid and reduce the heat to medium. Cook until the rice is ready, stirring and adding water if needed.

Once the rice is done, add 1 tbsp olive oil and then salt to taste.

Add the cooked chicken and stir it in. Cook for 3-4 more minutes and add salt and black pepper if needed.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 319
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 77 mg
• Sodium: 349 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 20 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 35 g