Life needs to be super easy, nutritious & uncomplicated this time of year. With back to school here, we crave recipes that our entire family will love. Recipes that can easily make the transition to the kids lunch boxes. This recipe is your answer to a satisfying, delicious meal! Minute® Ready to Serve Rice can be combined with all your favorite ingredients for a soul satisfying lunch or dinner .
I love the word sizzle. When I whipped up this recipe and heard the sizzle sounds I got all excited to name it. Protein packed & energy filled, this Chicken and Veggie Sizzle Rice is the smart way to feed your family on crazy busy school days. This recipe takes no time at all to prepare. Use whatever veggies and protein you have on hand. Feel free to make it vegan too with tofu, tempeh or just veggies. Your choice…Let’s sizzle!
Here’s a few interesting points about Minute® Ready to Serve Rice:
- It’s an ideal portable solution for lunch or breakfast (or really any time of the day) because you can eat it on the go, straight from the cup. In just 60 seconds, you have fully cooked rice for any meal or snack. You’ll never get bored with your lunch since there are several flavorful and wholesome varieties. We love to bring it camping too!
- This makes an easy go-to lunch for you or your family as you approach the busy back-to-school season. Looking for a healthy option? Minute® Ready to Serve Rice provides easy portion control since it’s conveniently packaged in two individual single-serve cups.
- Available in many varieties including: all new varieties such as Brown & Quinoa and Basmati Rice, as well as Whole Grain options of Brown Rice, Brown & Wild Rice and Multi-Grain Medley. Also, there’s Jasmine Rice, White Rice and flavorful mixes. List of all varieties found here.
We love combining this rice with all of our favorite veggies & proteins!
We love the ease & convenience of this kind of meal. Also the fact that you get a taste of each ingredient and delish flavor in every bite. Add it to your recipe box for Project Lunch Box…
If you have any quick + easy rice recipes or links you want to share feel free to leave them in the comments below.
Chicken and Rice Recipe Links
- Chicken and Basil Rice a cup of mai
- Chicken with Coconut Lime Peanut Sauce MarlaMeridith.com
- Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup in the Slow Cooker Real Food Remake
- Easy Chicken and Vegetable Rice Good Cooks
- Japanese Fried Rice Pickled Plum
- Smoked Chicken and Mango Rice Salad nutmegs seven
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Ready to Serve Rice.
I used to take a similar dish to work – it makes an absolutely perfect lunch. Lovely bright colours too.
Thanks Kathryn, this is perfect for office/work & school lunches!
I love the word sizzle, too! Must be all the z’s? siZZZZzzzzZZzzzzzle!!!
Alex, it surely must be!!! Glad you also feel the JOY 🙂
This really sounds good! All the flavors…a perfect lunch!
So easy and delicious! I love this for packing lunch and think it would be especially yummy with tofu. Thanks Marla!
Alyssa, it would be great with tofu & can easily be made vegan too 🙂
Gorgeous food & I love that rope/braided thingey under the picture! GREAT props 🙂
Just the kind of dish I’d eat anytime! Deliciously healthy.
Cheers,
Rosa xx
You’ve done it again Marla!! My simple containers are transformed into fine dining accoutrements!!! Gorgeous. Thank you!! ♥
This is my kind of meal! I wish I had a giant bowl right now! Yum. Sizzling recipe, Marla 😉 Have a great weekend!
Thanks Marina!! You have a fab weekend too 🙂
Yum! I love a good stir-fry. It can be healthy, nutritious and delicious 🙂 Have a great weekend, Marla!!!
Kiran, certainly all of those!! Love the versatility of ingredients you can use to ~ also the fact that no measurements are needed 🙂
I could have this meal for lunch and dinner too, even for breakfast! Perfect and quick, love it! Have a fun weekend!
Marina, it is perfect for any time of day ~ snacks too 🙂 Glad you like!
Wow..such a riot of colors packed in that box, Marla! Lovely clicks and what a healthy treat.
Sanjeeta “a riot of colors” I have never used that phrase + now will like all the time! Thanks for your enthusiasm about my stir fry. Have a happy weekend!
This sounds amazing!
What a fantastic meal! Love all the flavors and colors! It’s hard to get my girls to eat anything remotely healthy, but I think this is one meal they would scarf right up! Have a great weekend Marla! 🙂
The only thing I can say is… yumm!! I have to try it! Thanks for shareing!! 🙂
I love the word, “sizzle” too! This recipe looks yummy. I can’t wait to whip it up for a lunch this week. Thanks!
I would be thrilled to have this for lunch and I bet my kids would love to find this in their lunchboxes!
Marla this looks great-totally my kind of recipe! 🙂
SO colorful Nd delicious! Love anything that sizzles.
I would definitely sprinkle toasted coconut on top.
You’ve done it again Marla!!
sounds so good. Hope you’re having a good weekend!
I wish take out chinese looked and tasted this good!
Really beautiful… you are so talented girl!
This rice looks so good. And, I love more lunchbox ideas. Thank you, Marla!
this is my kind of meal, Marla! Love all the components
I’m always up for a good stir fry rice – it’s the easiest way to use up little bits and pieces of veggies and proteins in my fridge. Hope your cookbook shoot is going well.
Whoops, meant to share my kimchi fried rice recipe http://jeanetteshealthyliving.com/2010/11/how-to-cook-brown-rice-vegetarian-fried.html
This is absolutely something to die for. I would love to try it out. I’m sure my family would enjoy every bite of it. I have a similar recipe but this is an awesome variation. Thanks for continually building healthy recipes to help people eat heartier.
I’m definetely digging the sizzle, such an awesome word making you want to dive straight into the meal! I’ll be bookmarking this recipe to try very soon,
Thanks..
This looks SO good, Marla! Can’t wait to try. Beautiful photos, as always!
Looks fantastic Marla!! I love every bit about this recipe. Delish!!
This looks so light and healthy – perfect for spring. I love the combination of fresh ingredients!
I love the word sizzle too and this def does ; ) xoxo
I think my niece and nephew would be into this — thanks for sharing!
It looks so easy and refreshing. I bet it delicious. I just have to try it.
Do you think it would still be good if I used quinoa instead of rice? I made a huge batch a couple days ago and want to make a couple meals out of it!
Grace, I LOVE quinoa. I say give it a whirl 🙂
looks delicious Marla!