Healthy One Pot Chicken and Rice Bowl

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Healthy One Pot Chicken and Rice Bowl

There’s a moment for a lot of people where healthy eating starts to feel complicated. Too many steps, too many ingredients, and too much thinking. This recipe is meant to remove that pressure. It is one pot, simple timing, and real food that comes together into a complete meal without overthinking.

This is the kind of meal that shows you healthy eating does not have to be perfect or complicated to be satisfying. It just has to be built in a way that works in real life.

Ingredients (6 servings):

1 cup dry rice

Water or chicken broth (adjusted as needed during cooking~I used 4 cups)

1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs

1 to 2 cups chopped carrots

1 to 2 cups chopped broccoli

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained

1 red bell pepper, chopped

Fresh ginger, finely diced (about 1 to 2 tablespoons)

5 green onions, sliced and added into the pot at the end

Salt to taste

Coconut aminos for serving (optional per bowl)

Instructions:

Bring water or broth to a boil in a large pot. Add rice and fresh diced ginger. Stir and reduce to a simmer.

During cooking, add additional liquid if needed. In this version, 4 cups of water and 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon were added to maintain consistency and flavor.

At about 6 to 7 minutes, add the chicken thighs, either whole or cut into chunks depending on preference.

At 9 to 10 minutes, add chopped carrots.

At 11 to 12 minutes, add broccoli and chickpeas.

At 13 to 14 minutes, add red bell pepper.

At the final minute of cooking, stir in the sliced green onions directly into the pot so they soften slightly and blend into the dish.

Cook until rice is tender and chicken is fully cooked through, approximately 15 minutes total depending on heat and pot depth.

Remove from heat, shred the chicken, and stir everything together so the flavors combine. Let the pot sit covered for a few minutes to allow the texture to thicken slightly.

Serve warm in bowls. Add coconut aminos per serving as desired.

Nutrition Estimate (6 servings total)

Whole pot approximate totals

Calories 2200 to 2500 kcal

Protein 140 to 165 g

Carbohydrates 260 to 300 g

Fat 50 to 65 g

Per serving (1 of 6)

Calories 365 to 415 kcal

Protein 23 to 28 g

Carbohydrates 43 to 50 g

Fat 8 to 11 g

These values are estimates and will vary depending on exact rice type, chicken fat content, and amount of added broth or bouillon used.

This is what simple food looks like when it is built to work in real life. One pot, flexible ingredients, and timing that brings everything together without stress.

Healthy eating does not need to be complicated. It just needs to be repeatable.

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