
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.
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
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
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
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.
Missing items
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$36.60
for your meals
$69.24 at the till, incl. $32.64 of food you keep
$5.02 less on the food you use, over the 14 items both stores stock
No price at Coles:
$43.08
for your meals
$71.16 at the till, incl. $28.08 of food you keep
No price at Woolworths:
$30.87
for your meals
$88.96 at the till, incl. $58.09 of food you keep
No price at Aldi:
$7.32a serve
from $7.32 a serve at Coles · 15 of 17 ingredients priced
About $36.60 of ingredients used for 5 serves.
$69.24 at Coles · 15 of 16 items
$36.60
missing 2 items
you'll pay $69.24 · 47% of it spare
$43.08
missing 2 items · $6.48 more for the same food
you'll pay $71.16 · 39% of it spare
$30.87
missing 3 items
you'll pay $88.96 · 65% of it spare

red onion
$5.50/kg
need 75 gColes Onions Red Local approx. 200 g$1.10
Coles$5.50/kg$1.10·
Woolworths~$4.37/kg$0.83·
Aldi$4.49/kg$4.49

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

kosher salt
$0.04/10g
need 9 gColes Simply Iodised Table Salt 500 g$2.00closest match
Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·
Woolworths$0.02/10g$2.00·
Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99

boneless skinless chicken thighs
$14.50/kg
need 680 gColes RSPCA Approved Chicken Thigh Fillets Large Pack approx. 1.2 kg$17.40closest match
Coles$14.50/kg$17.40·
Aldi$13.29/kg$13.29·
Woolworths$18.00/kg$9.90

lemon
$1.18/ea
need 1 itemColes Lemons 1 each 1 item$5.90
Coles$1.18/ea$5.90·
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·
Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49

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
$0.83/10g
need 2.5 gMasterFoods Herbs And Spices Coriander Seed Ground Jar 30 g$2.50closest match
Coles$0.83/10g$2.50·
Aldi$0.70/10g$2.79·
Woolworths$1.00/10g$2.00

black pepper
$0.25/10g
need 0.5 tspPattu Whole Black Pepper 200g$5.00
Coles$0.25/10g$5.00·
Aldi$0.22/10g$4.99·
Woolworths$0.28/10g$5.50

extra-virgin olive oil
$2.80/100ml
need 40 mlRed Island Cold Pressed Olive Oil Extra Virgin 250 ml$7.00closest match
Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00·
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·
Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00

scallions
$3.00/ea
need 1 bunchColes 1 bunch$3.00
Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·
Woolworths$3.00/ea$3.00

garlic cloves
$1.33/ea
need 4 items2 × Coles Australian Garlic Prepack 3 pack$4.00closest match
Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·
Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

fresh ginger
$33.00/kg
need 15 gColes Australian Ginger Loose approx. 130 g$4.29
Coles$33.00/kg$4.29·
Woolworths$33.00/kg$2.64·
Aldi~$249.92/kg$29.99

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

canned light coconut milk
$0.43/100ml
need 400 mlColes Simply Light Coconut Milk 400 ml$1.70
Coles$0.43/100ml$1.70·
Aldi$0.42/100ml$1.69·
Woolworths$0.75/100ml$3.00

ground sumac
$0.50/10g
need 1 tspWoolworths Sumac Ground 40g$2.00at Woolworths
Woolworths$0.50/10g$2.00·
ColesN/A·
AldiN/A