Chicken and Rice Salad Bowls
Cook the rice and chicken once, eat it cold for three days.
Ingredients
- Chicken breast fillets500 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Tomatoes250 g
- Carrots150 g
- Baby spinach100 g
- Olive oil40 ml
- Lemons1 ea
Method
- Cook the rice, spread it on a tray to cool quickly, and set aside.
- Season the chicken and cook in half the oil over medium heat for 6-7 minutes a side. Rest, then slice.
- Dice the cucumber and tomato and coarsely grate the carrot.
- Whisk the remaining oil with the juice of the lemon and season to make a dressing.
- Toss the rice, vegetables and spinach with the dressing, top with the sliced chicken, and serve.
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
Tuna and Rice Salad Bowls
- 500 g Tinned tuna instead of Chicken breast fillets
Skip cooking the chicken; drain the tuna, flake it and scatter it over the bowls.
Vegetarian
Chickpea and Rice Salad Bowls
- 800 g Tinned chickpeas instead of Chicken breast fillets
Skip cooking the chicken; drain and rinse the chickpeas and toss them through with the vegetables.
Vegan
Chickpea and Rice Salad Bowls
- 800 g Tinned chickpeas instead of Chicken breast fillets
Skip cooking the chicken; drain and rinse the chickpeas and toss them through with the vegetables.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $22.23 of food
$47.13
53% spare
New Worldno items missing · $23.28 of food · $1.05 more
$44.82
48% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $35.32 of food · $13.09 more
$50.57
30% spare
$5.56a serve
$5.56 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $22.23 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$43.92 across 2 shops · all 8 items priced · $1.13 more for bigger packs, 53% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$22.23
no items missing
you'll pay $47.13 · 53% of it spare
New World$23.28
no items missing · $1.05 more
you'll pay $44.82 · 48% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$35.32
no items missing · $13.09 more
you'll pay $50.57 · 30% of it spare
Buy at New World$32.95
Chicken breast fillets
$13.99/kg
need 500 gNz Skinless Chicken Breast 1 kg$13.99closest match
New World$13.99/kg$13.99·Pak'nSave$13.99/kg$13.99·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Long grain rice
$0.25/100g
need 300 gPams Long Grain White Rice 1 kg$2.49closest match
New World$0.25/100g$2.49·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave$0.27/100g$2.69
Tomatoes
$13.30/kg
need 250 gCampari Vine Tomatoes 1kg 300 g$3.99closest matchreal special
New World$13.30/kg$3.99·Woolworths NZ$4.95·Pak'nSave$18.30/kg$5.49
Olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 40 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99
Buy at Pak'nSave$10.97
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 150 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Baby spinach
$13.30/kg
need 100 gBaby Spinach 300 g$3.99
Pak'nSave$13.30/kg$3.99·Woolworths NZ$3.90·New World$34.92/kg$4.19
Lemons
$4.99/kg
need 1 itemLemons 1kg$4.99 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$4.99/kg$4.99·New World$5.49/kg$5.49·Woolworths NZ$5.98