Chicken Garlic Ginger Pot

Ginger Garlic Chicken Rice Bowl

This one pot dish bursts with flavor and is so hearty. It is the perfect weeknight dish. Better still, make extra so you have it for lunch the next day!

  • 1 tsp canola oil
  • 1 each ginger root (3 inches, peeled and sliced very thin)
  • 3 each chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, cut in thirds)
  • 4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
  • 1.5 cups jasmine rice
  • 2.5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cups kale (chopped - preferably Lacitano kale)
  • 1 each lemon (juice)
  • 1 each lime (juice)
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  1. Add olive oil to a large Dutch oven pan and heat to medium. Add the ginger and saute briefly. Add the chicken thighs pieces and allow to brown slightly.

  2. Add the garlic and rice and saute for a minute, stirring often.

  3. Add the broth. Cover and lower heat. Cook at a simmer until the rice is almost done about 20 minutes. Add the kale and lemon and keep on top. Cover and cook until all are done about 25 minutes total. The dish is done when the chicken and kale are cooked and the rice is tender.

  4. Serve with sliced fresh ginger and red pepper flakes.

Main Course
American

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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