Plain Rice Plate with Chicken
Simple white rice alongside grilled chicken strips.
Ready in
About 25 min · 5 min prep + 20 min cook
Safe favourite
rice
Texture
DrySeparate foods
Ingredients
- Rice
- Chicken breast
Step-by-step
- 1Rinse 1 cup rice, then simmer with 2 cups water, covered, 15 min. Rest off heat 5 min.
- 2Season 2 chicken breasts lightly with salt.
- 3Heat a pan over medium-high. Cook chicken 5–6 min per side until cooked through (75°C internal).
- 4Rest chicken 3 min, then slice into strips.
- 5Plate rice and chicken in separate piles — no touching, no sauce unless requested.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.