Quick & Easy Way to Make Brown Rice With Vegetable Sauce - Zeelicious Foods

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats, while canola is budget-friendly.

brown rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is higher in protein, while white rice is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is healthier, while water is a cost-effective base.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: frozen spinach

Kale is nutrient-dense, while frozen spinach is often cheaper.

Start by cooking the brown rice according to your preferred method.

Drizzle some olive oil in a large skillet and allow it to heat up.

Add bite-sized chicken breast pieces to the skillet.

Season the chicken lightly with garlic powder, paprika powder, onion powder, and salt, along with green chili pepper sauce.

Mix the chicken to combine the seasonings and stir-fry for about 4-5 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink and slightly browned.

Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, add chopped onions and stir-fry for a few seconds before adding garlic paste and bell pepper.

Stir-fry for another 10 seconds, then add tomato paste and mash it up while stirring for 2-3 minutes until well fried.

Add chopped fresh tomatoes to the pan and season with seasoning powder, paprika powder, curry powder, and salt to taste.

Mix everything together, cover, and let it fry for about 5 minutes or until the oil sizzles on top of the sauce.

Open the pot and add the cooked chicken along with some water or chicken stock, then mix again and cover to simmer for 5 minutes.

While the sauce is simmering, make a cornstarch slurry by mixing cornstarch with water until a semi-liquid consistency is formed.

After 5 minutes, pour the cornstarch slurry into the sauce and add carrot strips.

Mix to combine, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes.

Finally, add green beans and bell peppers cut in strips to the sauce, mix again, and cook for a final 10 minutes before removing from heat.

Serve the brown rice topped with the chicken and vegetable sauce.

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