Easy Chicken Curry & Rice Meal Prep

Juicy curry spiced chicken breast recipe serve with golden turmeric rice & salad.

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golden rice and chicken meal prep

Chicken Meal Prep

When it comes to chicken meal prep, there are those who picture bland, tasteless food. And then there are those who have already tried out my chicken meal prep recipes before.

This chicken meal prep is going to be easy. It’s going to be healthy. But what’s most important is that it’s going to be tasty. I have turned up the taste element, a notch higher in this easy chicken and rice recipe.

Fridays are for Chicken Meal Prep at Bobby’s Kitchen. In today’s meal prep, I’ll be creating one of my easy chicken breast recipes that’s best served with golden rice, and finished with spinach crunch peanut salad.

Hooked to spiced meal prep? Try out my Coconut Curry Lentil Meal Prep and Chicken Curry Meal Prep.

Easy Chicken Breast Recipes

If you know me, you know that I like dry marinades in my boneless Chicken Breast Recipes. In this recipe, I use muchi curry powder that’s heavy on the turmeric. One reason I prefer turmeric is that it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties.

After marinating, I keep all my easy chicken breast recipes at room temperature for twenty to thirty minutes. That way they cook evenly and are soft to chew. While the chicken marinades, you can make the pomegranate dip.

When cooking the chicken, resist the impulse of turning and tossing your chicken over and over again. Let it cook for a good five minutes. You don’t want to ruin the golden crusty, seared top of your chicken.

Chicken and Rice Recipe

If there’s one power food combination, it’s chicken and rice for me. And this chicken and rice recipe is golden, it’s tasty and it’s spicy!

There are a thousand and one ways to pair your chicken and rice. In this chicken and rice recipe, I add a creative twist to my all-time favorite comfort food. I have done this by infusing spices and zest to both my rice and chicken.

Golden Rice

When it comes to rice, I’m very particular. Check out my video to cook the perfect rice.

In this golden rice recipe, I start off my washing my rice with cold water to remove the excess starch to prevent clumping.

When cooking my golden rice, I fry them with the spices before on medium heat. That way the rice absorbs the flavor better and my turmeric rice gets their golden, nutty and earthy flavor.

Another secret to my creamy rice: I add coconut milk with my water. This adds a tropical flavor to the rice and ups the taste game. Complete the flavor ride with a good dash to seasoning. Next, cover the rice and let them cook.

Once all the water dries out, it’s super important to fluff your golden rice. Fluff the rice using a fork to avoid mushing your rice. Add in the rest of the ingredients and let the rice rest for a while.

Once the chicken meal prep parts cool down, you can transfer them into containers. This recipe will create five meals/servings.

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golden rice and chicken meal prep

Curry Spiced Chicken Meal Prep

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 5 meals
Author: Bobby Parrish
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Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • 2 pounds of chicken breast strips or tenders
  • 3 tablespoons of yellow curry powder I use “muchi”
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt

For the yogurt sauce:

  • ¾ cup greek style yogurt full or non-fat
  • Zest of half a lime
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil or regular olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic finely grated
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Small crack of fresh pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses

For the rice:

  • ½ a red onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1.5 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1.5 teaspoons turmeric powder
  • 1 ¼ cups jasmine rice
  • 1 cup each coconut milk and water
  • ¼ cup green onions finely sliced
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened & shredded coconut flakes
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly cracked pepper

For the salad:

  • ¼ cup of unsalted & roasted peanuts
  • ½ teaspoon each smoked paprika & cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • 6 ounce bag of baby spinach
  • 1-2 small persian cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 2 carrots peeled and grated
  • ¼ cup dates sliced

For the salad dressing:

  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Zest of half an orange
  • Juice of 1/3 an orange
  • 1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Couple small cracks of pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Cook’s Notes:
  2. Pomegranate molasses is awesome. Try calling a few grocery stores to see if they carry it or I have an Amazon link below the recipe. You can also use reduced balsamic syrup.
  3. Yellow curry powder is high in turmeric, you can find in most grocery stores.
  4. To grate the ginger, use a spoon to peel away the skin and then grate using your microplane zester or the smallest setting on your box grater. If using a knife, make sure to chop it very fine.
  5. The spiced nuts make for a great snack, so you can double or triple the recipe. If you don’t want to turn on the oven, you can toast them in a small non-stick pan for 5-6 minutes over medium heat, making sure not to burn them.
  6. Begin Cooking:
  7. Season the chicken breast strips with enough curry powder to thoroughly dust them on both sides along with a generous pinch of salt all over. Let the chicken sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes so the marinade can go to work and the chicken is not cold when cooked.
  8. Meanwhile, make the rice by pre-heating a medium size pot over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the red onions along with ½ teaspoon salt and couple cracks of pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. While the onions are cooking, place the rice in a strainer and rinse under cold water for 1 minute, set aside. Add the chopped garlic, ginger, and cook for 1 more minute. Add the turmeric powder and cook 1 minute, stirring often. Add the rinsed rice and cook for 1 minute stirring often. Add the water, coconut milk, ½ teaspoon of salt, and mix well. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. As soon as the rice come to a boil, give it a good stir to make sure the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot and reduce the heat to a bare simmer. Place the lid on the pot and cook for 20 minutes. When the rice is ready, use a large fork to fluff the rice and then add the lime zest, coconut flakes, and green onions. Mix with fork, and set aside.
  9. Make the salad by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine the peanuts with the smoked parika, cumin, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and a small pinch of salt. Mix well and bake on a sheet tray for 6-8 minutes, but watch them closely because they burn easily. Remove from oven, let cool, and roughly chop them.
  10. Add the spinach, nuts, and remaining salad ingredients to a large bowl. Set aside. Make the vinaigrette by adding everything except the extra virgin olive oil to a small bowl, whisk well. While whisking, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil until the dressing thickens up, you may need to add 1 more tablespoon of oil. Check for seasoning, you may need a little more lemon juice. Make sure not to dress the salad until right before eating it, or the morning you are going to eat it, as the spinach will get soft and wilted.
  11. Make the pomegranate yogurt dipping sauce by combining everything but the pomegranate molasses in a small bowl and whisk well. Keep adding water until the yogurt has a sauce like consistency. Add the pomegranate molasses and use a spoon to swirl it in the yogurt a few times. Set aside.
  12. To cook the chicken, pre-heat a large cast iron pan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Working in two batches, cook the chicken for 5 minutes on the first side. You will know it’s ready to flip when the chicken becomes white and opaque around the edges. Flip, and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
  13. Assemble your meal prep containers and enjoy! The chicken and rice will last in the fridge for 5 days or can be frozen for 2-3 months. The yogurt sauce and undressed salad will last in the fridge for 5 days, but can’t be frozen.

Recipe Notes

Macros:
717 calories per meal
25 grams of fat per meal
57.4 grams of protein per meal
58.6 grams of carbs per meal
3.4 grams of fiber per meal

8 thoughts on “Easy Chicken Curry & Rice Meal Prep”

  1. Made this tonight and loved it!!!! Just started watching on YouTube and you def inspire me to try new things! Thanks for the recipe! First of many recipes I want to try!

  2. What is the yogurt sauce for? It’s a daunting list for an “easy” recipe, so I’m thinking with the first pass I can skip the yogurt sauce. Thoughts?

    1. You don’t need the sauce if you want to keep it even simpler – though it’s darn tasty with it. 🙂 Keep on cookin’!

  3. Hi Bobby, The receipe I love, you are a great inspiration . To healthy and tasty food. Do u every u brown rice? Is brown rice better than white rice.

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