Name: Chicken and Sweet Potato Rice Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup Japanese sushi style rice; 1 cup water; ¼ lb ground chicken; ¾ tsp divided salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; 1 cubed sweet potato; ¼ tsp ground black pepper

How To Make Chicken and Sweet Potato Rice

This sweet potato rice is an Asian-inspired, filling dish that’s loaded with deliciously tender sushi rice, sweet potatoes, and protein-filled chicken!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Soak Time: 30 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupJapanese sushi style rice
1cupwater
¼lbground chicken
¾tspsalt,divided
¼tspground black pepper
1sweet potato,cubed
¼tspground black pepper

Instructions

Put the rice in a large bowl and cover with water. Swirl the water to rinse the rice, pour into a wire mesh strainer to drain; repeat.
Soak the clean rice in 1 cup of fresh water for 30 minutes.
Mix chicken, ¼ teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl, then let stand for 10 minutes.
Combine the rice and soaking water, chicken, sweet potato, and ¼ teaspoon of salt in a microwave pressure cooker.
Cover the cooker, then cook in microwave at 600W for 10 minutes. Remove the cooker from the microwave, then let stand for 15 minutes.
Release the pressure according cooker manufacturer’s instructions. Mix well.
Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 489.42kcal
Fat: 5.21g
Saturated Fat: 1.48g
Trans Fat: 0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.23g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.02g
Carbohydrates: 90.82g
Fiber: 2.10g
Sugar: 2.72g
Protein: 17.41g
Cholesterol: 48.76mg
Sodium: 786.65mg
Calcium: 38.22mg
Potassium: 606.66mg
Iron: 1.70mg
Vitamin A: 461.01µg
Vitamin C: 1.56mg

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