Dinner for 5

Asian Chicken Rice

Name: Asian Chicken Rice
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 5 chicken thighs; 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp garlic; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 pinch ground white pepper; 1 large onion; 2 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice; 1/2 cup water; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder (optional); 1/4 cup frozen corn; 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots; 1 fresh green onions

$6.94for 470 minServes 5

Chicken thighs and rice simmer with soy sauce, honey, vegetables, and savory seasonings in one covered pan.

Photo: cafedelites.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken thighs, 1.55 lb$2.29/lb typical	1.55 lb	$3.58Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.16Typical price
	Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Broth, 21 oz$0.07/oz typical	21 oz	$1.45Typical price
	Rice, 9.75 oz$0.08/oz typical	9.75 oz	$0.78Typical price
	Frozen vegetables, 3.75 oz$0.10/oz typical	3.75 oz	$0.38Typical price
	Green onions, a little$1.19 each typical	a little	$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.68

Swaps

Swap chicken thighs for chicken breastabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceHoney or maple syrupAsian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
5servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.74 per serving$6.94 for 4

City Store

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The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

Ingredients

5 chicken thighs
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp garlic
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 pinch ground white pepper
1 large onion
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder (optional)
1/4 cup frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 fresh green onions

Steps

Stir together the soy sauce, honey, garlic, hoisin sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, white pepper, oyster sauce, and five-spice powder.
Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat, add the chicken and onion, and cook for 8 minutes.
Stir in the sauce, broth, water, rice, corn, and peas and carrots.
Cover the skillet and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, until the rice is tender and the chicken reaches 165 F.
Rest the covered pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle the green onion over the chicken and rice.

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