Green Rice Salad with Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 pkg (each 8.8 oz) Mahatma® Ready to Heat Garlic & Olive Oil Jasmine Rice
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken, chopped
- 2 cups frozen broccoli, thawed
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- ⅓ cup feta cheese, crumbled
- ⅓ cup Italian dressing, prepared
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
Made with hassle-free ingredients like rotisserie chicken, Mahatma® Ready to Heat Jasmine Rice and frozen broccoli and peas, this chicken and rice salad is ready in minutes. Serve as a snack, grab-and-go lunch, or even a quick dinner.
Step 1
Heat flavored Jasmine rice according to package directions.
Step 2
In a large bowl, toss together rice, chicken, broccoli, peas, feta cheese, and dressing until well combined; garnish with parsley.
Tips
Substitute chicken with cooked frozen shelled edamame or rinsed and drained canned white beans.
Meal-prep Perfection
Cooking for an entire family can be challenging, but with some staple recipes, the right ingredients, dedication, and love, it’s an easy task! For those days when you’re caught in a busy schedule, meal-prep can be your best ally. The secret to a successful prep session is reinventing the same ingredients in different and varied meals. This is just one of the many reasons that rice plays such an essential role in most prepped-in-advance foods.
Overall, grains are versatile ingredients – take a look at our recipe collection and see for yourself just how many recipes that are with rice. From creamy desserts to more elaborate meals, there’s a recipe for every time of day that can be cooked with Mahatma® Rice.
This Green Rice Salad is accompanied by tender rotisserie chicken and crumbled Feta cheese just ready and waiting to become your new meal-prep perfection meal.
We call it perfect as it’s made with a combo of hearty, flavorful and crisp greens and the fool-proof combination of chicken and rice. Thus, this is the kind of salad you can enjoy both hot or cold, just made or on-the-go, and will still be a meal you crave.
Want more meal prep ideas? Our Mexican style rice or this Empanada Rice Bowl are always crowd-pleasers!
Salad Seasoning
Let’s talk seasoning. This recipe calls for store-bought Italian dressing but if you have time to whip it up at home, you should definitely try blending a few dried herbs, lime, garlic, and olive oil for your own version.
The Mediterranean style of this salad calls for a dressing that blends smoothly with the natural flavors of our microwavable rice pouches. Aside from having all the jasmine rice nutrition and being incredibly delicious, Mahatma® Ready To Heat Garlic & Olive Oil Jasmine Rice can be cooked in the package and in just 90 seconds.
Pack the broccoli florets, peas, and crumbled feta cheese in an airtight container, the dressing in a small bottle and a package of this aromatic long-grain delicacy before going to work or school. Heat the rice, mix in the vegetables and Feta, and drizzle with the dressing. Voilà, lunch is served.
Other Meal Inspiration
For something a bit sweeter, learn how to make coconut rice.
