Spicy Chicken & Yellow Rice Bowl (Rice Cooker Lazy Meal)
A quick, flavor-packed spicy chicken and yellow rice bowl that comes together in about 20 minutes using a rice cooker. Ethan breaks down how to build aromatic rice with turmeric, clove, and Aleppo pepper, cube and sear chicken fast, and finish with a creamy lemon-dill sauce. Perfect for lazy weeknights with great leftovers.
🧾 Ingredients
- 1jasmine rice
- 2water
- 3chicken bouillon powder
- 4turmeric
- 5whole cloves
- 6Aleppo pepper
- 7chicken breast
- 8olive oil
- 9Nashville hot chicken rub (or spice blend of choice)
- 10iceberg lettuce
- 11cherry tomatoes
- 12pickled onions
- 13low-fat sour cream
- 14mayonnaise
- 15dried dill
- 16lemon zest
- 17lemon juice
- 18hot sauce
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