Pomegranate chicken with rice and greens
Tonight calls for a shortcut: one Lean Cuisine box holds cooked chicken in pomegranate sauce with green beans and carrots. Rice soaks up the sauce, and a handful of fresh greens add brightness to what the box provides. Done in thirty minutes.
About 700 calories a serving, 32 g protein, 129 g carbohydrate, 6 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 2 cups baby spinach or arugula
From your shelf
- 1 box pomegranate chicken tender white meat chicken strips, seasoned green beans & yel
Staples
- 3/4 cup rice
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Put 3/4 cup rice in a pot with 1 1/2 cups water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low.
- While the rice cooks, pour the pomegranate chicken box into a separate skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally until warmed through, about 8 minutes. The sauce should be steaming and the chicken heated to 165°F (74°C).
- Check that the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes total. If needed, leave covered off heat for 2 minutes.
- Divide the rice between two bowls. Top each with the pomegranate chicken and sauce, then pile a cup of fresh spinach or arugula on top of each. The heat will wilt the greens slightly. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Note Swap the greens for any fresh vegetable you have: sliced cucumber, shredded beets, or torn mint. Leftovers keep refrigerated for two days; reheat gently in a skillet with a splash of water. Serve with a sharp vinegar or lemon wedge on the side to cut the richness of the pomegranate sauce.
On the label
COOKED CHICKEN AND SAUCE: WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, POMEGRANATE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PLUM JUICE CONCENTRATE, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WHITE WINE CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, SEASONING (DRIED CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM. VEGETABLES: GREEN BEANS, YELLOW CARROTS, SOYBEAN OIL, SEA SALT, BLACK PEPPER.
Lean Cuisine, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 212 g, package 7 1/2 oz/212 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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