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Grilled chicken and brown rice bowl

The classic gym plate: lean chicken, brown rice, vegetables.

  • 37minutes
  • 1serving
  • 642kcal each
  • 55gprotein
  • Gym
  • High protein
  • Meal prep
  • Muscle gain
Grilled chicken and brown rice bowl

Ingredients

Cooking for 1 + serving

The amounts here and inside every step follow this number.

  • Chicken breast 200 g
  • Brown rice 75 g
  • Broccoli 100 g
  • Bell pepper ½
  • Olive oil ½ tbsp
  • Lemons ½
  • Black pepper ½ tsp

From the cupboard

  • Salt, about ½ teaspoon in total
  • Water: 2½ cups for every cup of brown rice
  • Brown rice takes longer than white — start it first

What you will need

Pot with lid (rice), Grill pan or heavy frying pan, Tongs, Steamer basket or sieve, Knife and board

Method

  1. 1

    Start the brown rice 25 min

    Rinse the rice, then boil it with 2½ cups water per cup of rice and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook on low.

    In this step

    • Brown rice75 g
    • Waterabout 1 cup (240 ml) for ⅓ cup of rice

    Ready when: Grains are tender with a slight bite and the water is gone.

  2. 2

    Flatten the chicken 6 min

    Cut each breast in half through the middle so it is an even thickness. Season both sides with salt, pepper and a little oil.

    In this step

    • Chicken breast200 g
    • Bell pepper½
    • Olive oil½ tbsp

    Ready when: Even pieces about 1.5 cm thick — they cook through without drying.

  3. 3

    Grill the chicken 14 min

    Heat the pan until a drop of water dances. Cook the chicken without moving it, then turn once.

    Ready when: Dark grill lines and no pink in the middle when you cut one.

  4. 4

    Rest, then slice 5 min

    Move the chicken to a plate and leave it. Resting keeps the juice inside.

    Ready when: Juices settle; the board stays fairly dry when you slice.

  5. 5

    Steam the vegetables 6 min

    Steam the broccoli and sliced pepper over a little boiling water.

    In this step

    • Broccoli100 g

    Ready when: Bright green and just tender when pierced.

  6. 6

    Build the bowls 4 min

    Rice on one side, vegetables on the other, sliced chicken on top, then squeeze over the lemon.

    In this step

    • Lemons½

    Ready when: About 55g protein a bowl.

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