Light Leftover Chicken Lunch Recipe

Light Leftover Chicken Lunch Recipe

  • water
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1/4 cup dry lentils
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or more to taste
  • 3/4 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 dash ground cinnamon, or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, or more to taste
  1. Bring water, rice, lentils, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt to a boil in a pot over medium heat. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in soy sauce. Keep covered.
  2. Microwave peas on high in a microwave-safe bowl until partially thawed, 20 to 30 seconds.
  3. Microwave chicken on high in a microwave-safe bowl for about 45 seconds. Mix in peas and cinnamon.
  4. Coat the bottom of a serving dish with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Sprinkle black pepper on top. Fill dish with the lentil-rice mixture, the chicken-pea mixture, and ginger; toss until evenly distributed.