Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl
Chicken breast cooked hard with ginger and piled onto a small amount of brown rice with spinach and snow peas. Built so almost all of the calories are protein.
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- 20 g Brown rice
- 160 g Chicken breast
- 150 g Spinach
- 12 g Ginger
- 2 tsp Soy sauce
- 1 tsp Toasted sesame oil
- 60 g Snow peas (optional)
- 1 tsp Rice vinegar (optional)
- 1 tsp Sesame seeds (optional)
Method
- Rinse the brown rice until the water runs clear, then simmer it in twice its volume of water, covered, until tender and the water is absorbed, about 26 minutes.
- While the rice cooks: cut the chicken breast into thick strips, pat them dry and season. Grate the ginger.
- While the rice cooks: string the snow peas and wash the spinach.
- Heat the sesame oil in a wide pan over high and cook the chicken strips hard for 5 minutes without moving them much, until browned on the outside and just firm through.
- Add the grated ginger and snow peas and toss for 1 minute, then add the spinach and turn it through until it collapses.
- Off the heat, add the soy sauce and rice vinegar and swirl the pan so everything picks up the glaze.
- Spoon the brown rice into a bowl as a small base and pile the ginger chicken and greens over it with all the pan juices. Finish with sesame seeds.
About Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl
Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl is a Japanese lunch or dinner that comes together in about 32 minutes and serves 1. It fits anti-inflammatory eating.
Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl: frequently asked questions
Is Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Soy sauce. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
How long does Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl take to make?
About 32 minutes start to finish, but only around 20 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out snow peas, rice vinegar, sesame seeds — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Ginger Chicken and Snow Pea Rice Bowl make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.