One Pot Turmeric Chicken and Rice
Recipe from Jamie Vespa MS, RD · original post · full recipe on dishingouthealth.com
Simplify your weeknights with this vibrant One Pot Turmeric Chicken and Rice with sumac-pickled red onions. Healthy, flavorful, and freezer-friendly.
Ingredients
- red onion — very thinly sliced75 g
- red wine vinegar — 2 tbsp40 ml
- ground sumac1 tsp
- kosher salt — 1 ½ tsp; divided9 g
- boneless skinless chicken thighs680 g
- lemon — juiced1 ea
- ground turmeric — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- ground coriander — 1 tsp2.5 g
- black pepper0.5 tsp
- extra-virgin olive oil — 2 tbsp40 ml
- scallions — thinly sliced1 bunch
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
One Pot Turmeric Fish and Rice
- 750 g Firm white fish fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Do not sear the fish: bake the rice covered for 13 minutes, lay the marinated fish on top, cover and bake for the last 12 minutes.
Vegetarian
One Pot Turmeric Chickpeas and Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Skip the searing: toss the chickpeas in the lemon and spice marinade, then stir them into the rice with the broth and bake for the same 25 minutes.
Vegan
One Pot Turmeric Chickpeas and Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Skip the searing: toss the chickpeas in the lemon and spice marinade, then stir them into the rice with the broth and bake for the same 25 minutes.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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ColesBest choice· $32.20 of food
$64.54
50% spare
No price at Coles for:
- ground sumac
- fresh cilantro
Woolworths· $43.38 of food · $11.18 more
$71.41
39% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
Aldi· $27.61 of food
$59.08
53% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- ground sumac
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
$6.44a serve
from $6.44 a serve at Coles · 15 of 17 ingredients priced
About $32.20 of ingredients used for 5 serves.
$59.96 across 3 shops · 16 of 17 items priced · $3.36 more for bigger packs, 52% spare for later
ColesBest choice$32.20
missing 2 items
you'll pay $64.54 · 50% of it spare
Woolworths$43.38
missing 2 items · $11.18 more
you'll pay $71.41 · 39% of it spare
Aldi$27.61
missing 3 items
you'll pay $59.08 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$41.73
boneless skinless chicken thighs
$13.29/kg
need 680 gBroad Oak Farms approx. 1.16 kg$13.29closest match
Aldi$13.29/kg$13.29·Coles$14.50/kg$17.40·Woolworths$18.00/kg$9.90
lemon
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60
black pepper
$0.22/10g
need 0.5 tspStonemill Himalayan Pink Rock Salt with Black Peppercorns Grinder 225g$4.99closest match
Aldi$0.22/10g$4.99·Coles$0.25/10g$5.00·Woolworths$0.28/10g$5.50
extra-virgin olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 40 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
scallions
$2.69/ea
need 1 bunchSpring Onion Bunch 1 each$2.69
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 4 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
fresh ginger
$29.99/kg
need 15 gGinger approx. 120 g$3.60
Aldi$29.99/kg$3.60·Woolworths$33.00/kg$2.64·Coles$33.00/kg$4.29
canned light coconut milk
$0.42/100ml
need 400 mlAsia Green Garden Coconut Milk Light 400 ml$1.69closest match
Aldi$0.42/100ml$1.69·Coles$0.43/100ml$1.70·Woolworths$0.75/100ml$3.00
Buy at Coles$13.45
red wine vinegar
$0.500/100ml
need 40 mlColes Italian Red Wine Vinegar 500 ml$2.50closest match
Coles$0.500/100ml$2.50·Aldi$0.498/100ml$2.49·Woolworths$0.500/100ml$2.50
ground turmeric
$0.10/10g
need 3.8 gMaharajah's Choice Turmeric Ground 250 g$2.50closest match
Coles$0.10/10g$2.50·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.57/10g$3.39
ground coriander
$0.42/10g
need 2.5 gSpencers Coriander Ground 50 g$2.10closest match
Coles$0.42/10g$2.10·Woolworths$1.00/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.70/10g$2.79
chicken broth
$0.67/100ml
need 420 mlBull Head Chicken Broth 411 ml$2.75
Coles$0.67/100ml$2.75·Aldi$0.94/100ml$4.69·Woolworths$1.78/100ml$8.90
Buy at Woolworths$4.78
red onion
~$4.37/kg
need 75 gOnion Red each 189.93 g$0.83
Woolworths~$4.37/kg$0.83·Aldi$4.99/kg$1.00·Coles$5.50/kg$1.10
ground sumac
$0.50/10g
need 1 tspWoolworths Sumac Ground 40g$2.00
Woolworths$0.50/10g$2.00·ColesN/A·AldiN/A
kosher salt
$0.02/10g
need 9 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95
Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
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- fresh cilantro · 1 bunch