Chicken and Rice Salad Bowls

Cook the rice and chicken once, eat it cold for three days.

Serves 4 30 min 40g protein
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Ingredients

  • Chicken breast fillets500 g
  • Long grain rice300 g
  • Cucumber200 g
  • Tomatoes250 g
  • Carrots150 g
  • Baby spinach100 g
  • Olive oil40 ml
  • Lemons1 ea

Method

  1. Cook the rice, spread it on a tray to cool quickly, and set aside.
  2. Season the chicken and cook in half the oil over medium heat for 6-7 minutes a side. Rest, then slice.
  3. Dice the cucumber and tomato and coarsely grate the carrot.
  4. Whisk the remaining oil with the juice of the lemon and season to make a dressing.
  5. Toss the rice, vegetables and spinach with the dressing, top with the sliced chicken, and serve.

What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

Each item at whichever of your shops sells it cheapest.

  • AldiBest choice$13.21 for all 8 items

$3.30a serve

$3.30 a serve, cheapest at Aldi

About $13.21 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

$38.03 across 2 shops · all 8 items priced · $10.33 more for bigger packs, 67% spare for later

AldiBest choice

$13.21

8 of 8 ingredients

you'll pay $38.50 · $25.29 of it spare

Woolworths

$18.23

8 of 8 ingredients · $5.02 more

you'll pay $32.68 · $14.45 of it spare

Coles

$18.23

8 of 8 ingredients · $5.02 more

you'll pay $37.31 · $19.08 of it spare

Buy at Aldi$35.81

Buy at Coles$2.22