Quick and easy dinner

Okay you are running late again !

You need to fetch your kids at school and by the time you get back  it's past six. You are in a flat spin about what to make for dinner...and yes the children is not going to eat the leftovers from Sunday's lunch, for the third time. So we do our magic and make a quick and easy chicken pot. I mean what can go wrong with a chicken pot hmm let me take that back. The electricity can trip, the chicken can be bad or the possibility of over cooking a chicken is always there, but let's not get all emotional about a piece of chicken. We need to get it together dammit we got a dinner to make in 30 min.

So here it goes.....

Chicken pot 



Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 4 grated carrots 
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast 
  • Himalayan Salt/ Pepper
  • 1 cup brown rice 
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Add the oil to the pot and heat until the oil is shimmering
Add onion and garlic ( stir occasionally for about 3 min)
Add grated carrots
Stir in cumin and paprika
Cook for about 30 seconds
Add 1/4 cup of chicken broth
let it shimmer for 1 minute
Add the chicken ( season the chicken with salt and pepper )
Add rice
Pour the remaining 3/4 chicken broth on top of the rice ( do not stir )
Set the pressure cooker to HIGH for 10 min
Gently stir everything together
Top with cheese

optional :
You can add 1 can of green beans, raisins, or kettle corn.


Good luck ladies !!!


xoxo

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