Filipino · dinner
Chicken Adobo with Garlic Rice
Filipino comfort food with a mellow soy-vinegar sauce kids love spooned over rice, ready in half an hour.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
- Est. cost
- $20
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Meat & poultry
- boneless skinless chicken thigh2 lb
Sauces & condiments
- soy sauce⅓ cup
Pantry & grains
- white vinegar¼ cup
- brown sugar1 tbsp
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- microwave jasmine rice2 package
Produce
- garlic5 clove
- green beans1 lb
- scallion1 bunch
Spices
- bay leaf2 piece
- black pepper½ tsp
Method
- 1
Cut chicken into 2-inch pieces. Smash and mince the garlic. Slice the scallions, keeping whites and greens separate.
- 2
Heat oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high. Sear chicken 4 minutes, stirring once, until lightly browned.
- 3
Add garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaves, pepper and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium 12 minutes.
- 4
Add trimmed green beans to the pan for the last 6 minutes, tucking them into the sauce, until bright and just tender.
- 5
Microwave the rice pouches per the package, about 90 seconds. Discard the bay leaves. If the sauce is thin, boil it 2 minutes to glaze the chicken (it should coat a spoon).
- 6
Serve chicken and green beans over rice with sauce spooned on top. Finish with scallion greens.
Kitchen note
Kids who find the sauce tangy can have it on the side. Leftover chicken and sauce reheat well for lunch.Approximate per serving: 560 calories, 40g protein. These are estimates, not lab-tested nutrition facts.
Cost is an estimate at typical US supermarket prices; staples like oil, salt and spices are counted at a few cents.
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