This lighter buffalo chicken and rice skillet makes for an easy dinner, or perfect meal lunch meal prep for the week. This dish has all of the classic flavors of buffalo chicken: carrots, celery, and onion are sauteed and then combined with lean ground chicken breast, a variety of spices, cauliflower rice and brown rice. Simmered in buffalo sauce and chicken broth and then topped with melty cheese, this is truly an all-in-one dish, packed with protein, whole grains, and vegetables.
Course dinner, lunch, main course
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 321kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
skillet, large frying pan
Ingredients
Skillet
2cupscarrotschopped
1cupcelerychopped
1cuponionchopped
1lbground chicken breast99% fat free
1cupbrown rice cooked
10ozcauliflower ricefrozen
1/2cuphot sauce
1/2cupchicken broth
1/3cupreduced fat cream cheese
3scallionschopped
1/2cupfat free cheddar
Spice Blend
1tspgarlic powder
1tsppaprika
1/2tspkosher salt
1/2tspcumin
1/2tsponion powder
Instructions
Chop the carrots, celery and onions.
Combine the spices for the seasoning blend.
Add olive oil spray to the frying pan.
Add the carrots, celery and onions to the frying pan.
Add 2 teaspoons of the seasoning blend.
Cook the vegetables for 10 minutes or until tender.
Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set aside.
Add olive oil spray to the skillet, and add the ground chicken breast.
Break the meat apart with a spatula.
Add the rest of the seasoning blend.
Cook the chicken until no longer pink. Then, remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside with the vegetables.
Add the frozen cauliflower rice to the pan, and cook for 5 minutes, Add the cooked brown rice.
Return the chicken and vegetables to the skillet.
Add the hot sauce and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Fold in the cream cheese.
Chop the scallions and add them to the skillet (reserve some for garnish).
Sprinkle the top of the skillet with the cheddar cheese. Cover with the lid to melt.