Easy Chicken Rice Microwave Recipe

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These days a lot of people prefer cooking in the microwave. Suddenly, the microwave recipes are on the hit list of food lovers. So most of the working people prefer cooking simple dishes in the microwave to save time.

Moreover, microwave recipes are delicious and healthy too! Be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian recipes, we just love to bake or cook our favourite dish in the microwave. There are many chicken recipes for hard core meat lovers. However, mixing rice with chicken is a great combo! Chicken rice microwave recipe is one of such dish that you would love to prepare for any meal. You can either prepare chicken rice microwave recipe for lunch or dinner. Working couples can take chicken rice microwave cooked dish in lunch box too. The aromatic rice and spices when blended with chicken pieces makes up for a delicious meal. Check out chicken rice microwave recipe.

Chicken rice microwave recipe:

Serves: 3
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• Instant rice- 2 cups
• Chicken pieces- 1 cup (boneless)
• Onion- 1 (chopped)
• Capsicum- 1 (chopped)
• Tomato puree- ½ cup
• Green peas- 2tbsp (frozen)
• Black pepper powder- 1tsp
• Paprika- a pinch
• Salt- as per taste
• Oil- 1½ tbsp

Procedure

• In a rice cooking microwave dish, add onion, capsicum with oil. Microwave on 'high' for 3-4 minutes.
• Now add all the remaining ingredients except chicken pieces and paprika. Rice, tomato puree, green peas, black pepper powder and salt.
• Place the chicken pieces on top of the dish and cover the dish with a microwave-friendly plastic wrap.
• Microwave on 'high' for 10-12 minutes. Open and turnover the chicken pieces to allow even cooking. Microwave for another 5-10 minutes till the chicken pieces become tender and rice is completely cooked.
• Mix the rice in the dish with a spoon and add paprika. Microwave for 5-10 minutes more.

Chicken rice microwave recipe is ready. Serve this easy chicken recipe hot with raita and salad.