Garlic Butter Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach Rice
Golden chicken in garlicky butter with browned mushrooms and silky spinach over fluffy rice.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, Pregnancy and 4 more diets
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Ingredients
- 450 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 250 g cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 200 g baby spinach
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp salt, divided
Method
- Simmer the rice with a pinch of salt until tender.18 min timer
- Melt the butter with the olive oil over medium heat and brown the mushrooms.6 min timer
- Stir in the garlic and half the lemon zest until fragrant.
- Take out the kids' share of mushrooms, then cook the chicken at 165°F until golden.7 min timerKids’ plate comes out here
- Wilt in the spinach, then finish with lemon juice, parsley and salt.
- Spoon everything over the rice and scatter the extra lemon zest on top.
Kids’ plate: Tiny Chicken Treasure Rice
On the plate: Small chicken pieces, soft mushrooms and plain rice, butter and lemon left off.
Make it a game: Hunt for chicken treasure hidden in the rice and count each shiny piece you find.
Set it aside at step 4, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Naturally gluten-free: just rice, chicken, mushrooms, spinach, butter and lemon, with no sauces or thickeners.
- Toddler (1–3): Soft mushrooms, fluffy rice and tender chicken pieces, seasoned mildly before the grown-up lemon goes on.
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