Dinner for 4

Chicken Arroz Caldo

Name: Chicken Arroz Caldo
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hawaiian and Pacific
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken; 1 cup glutinous rice; 1 onion; 2 tbsp minced fresh ginger; 4 cloves garlic; 4 1/4 cups chicken broth /stock; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp lime or calamansi juice; salt and pepper (optional); 2 limes or 4 calamansi; 2 hard boiled eggs; 2 1/2 spring onions

$10.33for 460 minServes 4

Glutinous rice and chicken simmer with ginger, garlic, and broth, then receive lime, eggs, and spring onions.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken breast, 1 lb$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
	Rice, 6.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.52Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Broth, 35 oz$0.07/oz typical	35 oz	$2.47Typical price
	Juice, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 2$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.42Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.33

Swaps

Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less 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

Asian sauces and pastesSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Hawaiian and Pacific Dairy-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

Typical price

$2.58 per serving$10.33 for 4

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Ingredients

1 lb chicken
1 cup glutinous rice
1 onion
2 tbsp minced fresh ginger
4 cloves garlic
4 1/4 cups chicken broth /stock
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp lime or calamansi juice
salt and pepper (optional)
2 limes or 4 calamansi
2 hard boiled eggs
2 1/2 spring onions

Steps

Heat a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion, ginger, and garlic with a little oil for 5 minutes.
Add the rice, chicken broth, fish sauce, salt, pepper, and chicken, then bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 35 minutes until the rice is soft and the chicken reaches 165 F.
Remove the chicken, shred it, and return it to the pot.
Stir in the lime juice, then top each bowl with hard-boiled egg and spring onions.

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