Name: Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Veggie “Rice” Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ½ lb chicken breast; ½ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp garlic powder; black pepper; 1 tsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic; ¼ cup onion; 12 oz riced cauliflower and broccoli; ⅓ cup reduced fat sharp cheddar

skillet cheesy chicken and veggie rice recipe

How To Make Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Veggie “Rice”

Put together a low carb this with this cheesy chicken served with riced broccoli and cauliflower. This 30-minute dish is served with melty cheddar.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½lbchicken breast,boneless, skinless, cubed small
½tspkosher salt
¼tspgarlic powder
black pepper,to taste
1tspolive oil
2clovesgarlic,crushed
¼cuponion,chopped
12ozriced cauliflower and broccoli
⅓cupreduced fat sharp cheddar

Instructions

Season chicken with ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, garlic powder, and black pepper, to taste.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. When hot, add ½ teaspoon oil and add half of the chicken.
Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until no longer pink in the center and browned on the edges. Set aside.
Repeat with the remaining chicken.
Add the remaining ½ teaspoon of oil, onion, and garlic and cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes, until soft. Add the riced vegetables (frozen), ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper.
Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until heated through.
Return the chicken to the skillet, top with the cheese, and cover.
Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes low heat until the cheese is melted.