Brown Rice Bowl

The South Arm Community Kitchen theme for this kitchen is to make quick meals with rotisserie chicken. Rotisserie chicken is a versatile ingredient. We made three different flavour salad out from two chicken breasts from a rotisserie chicken.

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The first salad is a Brown Rice Bowl which has an Asian flavour.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cooked brown rice (click here on how to cook brown basmati rice)
  • 1/2 cup carrots, julienned or grated
  • 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 rotisserie chicken, shredded or chopped
  • rice vinegar to taste
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
  • torn nori strips (optional)
  • salt to taste

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Source: Dinnertime Hacks fro People Too Tired to Cook


Instructions

img_0232If you prefer a warm salad, heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice, carrots, green onion, chicken, stirring constantly to break up any rice clumps.

Saute until heated through, about three minutes.

If you prefer cold salad, just mix the ingredients in a bowl.

Add cucumber and cherry tomatoes.

img_0243Season with salt and rice vinegar to taste.

Toss to mix well.

Top with toasted sesame seeds and torn nori.

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