This decadent dish is made up of fragrant cinnamon-spiced chicken mince & rice and served with a zesty, fresh salad tossed with green leaves and topped with toasted almonds & crispy onions for some fabulous texture. This is one dish you’ll want to make again and again!
Lebanese-spiced Chicken Rice
Lebanese-spiced Chicken Rice
with tzatziki & a fresh salad
Hands on Time: 20 - 25 minutes
Overall Time: 30 - 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- Almonds
- Baby Tomatoes
- Chicken
- Crispy Onions
- Free-Range Chicken Mince
- Green Leaves
- Lemon
- Lemons
- Radish
- Rice Spice Blend
- Spring Onion
- Spring Onions
- Tzatziki
- White Basmati Rice
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Butter
CINNAMON CHICKEN & RICE
Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Caramelise for 3-5 minutes until browned, shifting occasionally. Add the rinsed rice and the rice spice blend. Submerge in 150ml of salted water and pop on the lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and steam for 10 minutes. Drain if necessary and add a knob of butter. Mix until melted and combined. Season to taste.
TOASTED ALMONDS
Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan and set aside for serving.
FRESH SALAD
While the rice is steaming, quarter the tomatoes, finely slice the spring onion, and slice the radish into rounds. In a bowl, combine the quartered tomatoes, the radish rounds, the spring onion slices, the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning.
HASHWEH HAPPINESS
Plate up a hearty portion of the spiced chicken and rice. Top with dollops of the tzatziki. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds and the crispy onions. Side with the fresh salad. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Tuck in, Chef!
Free-range Chicken Mince - 150g
White Basmati Rice - 100ml
Rice Spice Blend - 12,5ml
Almonds - 15g
Baby Tomatoes - 80g
Spring Onion - 1
Radish - 20g
Lemon - 1
Green Leaves - 20g
Tzatziki - 45ml
Crispy Onions - 15ml
CINNAMON CHICKEN & RICE
Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Caramelise for 3-5 minutes until browned, shifting occasionally. Add the rinsed rice and the rice spice blend. Submerge in 300ml of salted water and pop on the lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and steam for 10 minutes. Drain if necessary and add a knob of butter. Mix until melted and combined. Season to taste.
TOASTED ALMONDS
Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan and set aside for serving.
FRESH SALAD
While the rice is steaming, quarter the tomatoes, finely slice the spring onions, and slice the radish into rounds. In a bowl, combine the quartered tomatoes, radish rounds, spring onion slices, the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning.
HASHWEH HAPPINESS
Plate up a hearty portion of the spiced chicken and rice. Top with dollops of the tzatziki. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds and the crispy onions. Side with the fresh salad. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Tuck in, Chef!
Free-range Chicken Mince - 300g
White Basmati Rice - 200ml
Rice Spice Blend - 25ml
Almonds - 30g
Baby Tomatoes - 160g
Spring Onions - 2
Radish - 40g
Lemon - 1
Green Leaves - 40g
Tzatziki - 90ml
Crispy Onions - 30ml
CINNAMON CHICKEN & RICE
Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Caramelise for 5-6 minutes until browned, shifting occasionally. Add the rinsed rice and the rice spice blend. Submerge in 450ml of salted water and pop on the lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and steam for 10 minutes. Drain if necessary and add a knob of butter. Mix until melted and combined. Season to taste.
TOASTED ALMONDS
Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan and set aside for serving.
FRESH SALAD
While the rice is steaming, quarter the tomatoes, finely slice the spring onions, and slice the radish into rounds. In a bowl, combine the quartered tomatoes, radish rounds, spring onion slices, the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning.
HASHWEH HAPPINESS
Plate up a hearty portion of the spiced chicken and rice. Top with dollops of the tzatziki. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds and the crispy onions. Side with the fresh salad. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Tuck in, Chef!
Free-range Chicken Mince - 450g
White Basmati Rice - 300ml
Rice Spice Blend - 37,5ml
Almonds - 45g
Baby Tomatoes - 240g
Spring Onions - 3
Radish - 60g
Lemons - 2
Green Leaves - 60g
Tzatziki - 125ml
Crispy Onions - 45ml
CINNAMON CHICKEN & RICE
Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the mince and work quickly to break it up as it starts to cook. Caramelise for 5-6 minutes until browned, shifting occasionally. Add the rinsed rice and the rice spice blend. Submerge in 600ml of salted water and pop on the lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and steam for 10 minutes. Drain if necessary and add a knob of butter. Mix until melted and combined. Season to taste.
TOASTED ALMONDS
Place the almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan and set aside for serving.
FRESH SALAD
While the rice is steaming, quarter the tomatoes, finely slice the spring onions, and slice the radish into rounds. In a bowl, combine the quartered tomatoes, radish rounds, spring onion slices, the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning.
HASHWEH HAPPINESS
Plate up a hearty portion of the spiced chicken and rice. Top with dollops of the tzatziki. Sprinkle over the toasted almonds and the crispy onions. Side with the fresh salad. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Tuck in, Chef!
Free-range Chicken Mince - 600g
White Basmati Rice - 400ml
Rice Spice Blend - 50ml
Almonds - 60g
Baby Tomatoes - 320g
Spring Onions - 4
Radish - 80g
Lemons - 2
Green Leaves - 80g
Tzatziki - 170ml
Crispy Onions - 60ml