Chicken, Rice, and Veggie Bowel with Creamy Peanut Sauce

Chicken, Rice, and Veggie Bowel with Creamy Peanut Sauce

1 cup of brown rice

1 and ¾ of water or vegetable broth

½ teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of olive oil

4 cup of vegetable (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, red cabbage)

I tablespoon of Oil

1 whole chicken breast

Creamy Peanut sauce:

½ c of raw organic peanuts

¼ of organic plain peanut butter

1/3 c of water

1/3 c of coconut milk

1 clove of garlic

1 teaspoon of raw honey

1 teaspoon of sesame oil

1 teaspoon of tahini

1 tablespoon of good soy sauce (Oshawa Raw Soy Sauce)

Juice from one small lemon

Pinch of cayenne pepper

1.       Place rice, water/broth, salt and oil in a pot. Bring the rice to boil, reduce the heat, and cover the pot. Let the rice cook for about 45 minutes, or until it becomes soft, and all of the water has been absorbed.

2.       While the rice is cooking, steam vegetable in a steamer or on the stove. You can use frozen veggies as well, but they won’t look as pretty and tasty as raw veggies. However, the nutritional value remains the same

3.       Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and little bit of paprika. Brown the chicken on both sides, put it in the oven heated at 350 F, for 15 min.

4.       To make peanut sauce, put all ingredients in the blender mix until smooth.

5.       Place ½ c of cooked rice in bowel; cover it with 1 c of steam veggies and few pieces of chicken. Drizzle it with creamy peanut dressing, and ENJOY!

North Star Inspired Super Healthy Bowel

Ingredients:

1 c of short grain brown rice

1 and 3/4 c of water, or low sodium vegetable stock

1 tablespoon of olive oil

¾ teaspoon of salt

1 15 oz. can of organic black beans

½ medium onions

1 clove of garlic

1 medium jalapeno pepper

½ red peppers

½ teaspoon of cumin

1 Tablespoon of tahini sauce

Juice of half lemon

1 tablespoon of honey

½ medium onions

3 medium peppers, for better presentation choose three different colors.

1.      Place rice, water, salt and olive oil in a pot. Bring the pot to boil, turn heat to low, cover it, and cook it until all water is absorbed and rice becomes soft. About 45 minutes.

2.      While rice is cooking, sauté onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper,  red pepper and cumin. Once soft, add washed black beans.

4.      Cook the beans for an additional 10-15 minutes.

5.      Once done,  add tahini sauce with already mixed lemon juice and honey.

6.      Cook the beans for additional 5 minutes. Additional water or vegetable stock might be needed, depending on desired beans consistency.

7.      While beans are cooking, cut peppers and onion diagonally.

8.      Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté  peppers and onions until soft. Once done add salt for taste.