Creamy Garlic Chicken & Rice

Ingredients

• 🍗Chicken breast, cubed500 g
• 🍚Jasmine rice, uncooked250 g
• 🍲Chicken broth500 ml
• 🧀Light cream cheese90 g
• 🧀Parmesan, grated40 g
• 🧄Garlic, minced4 cloves
• 🥬Baby spinach2 big handfuls
• 🫒Olive oil1 tbsp
• 🌶️Smoked paprika1 tsp
• 🧂Salt & pepperto taste

Method

1. 1Season the cubed chicken with smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
2. 2Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken 5–6 minutes until golden, then set it aside on a plate.
3. 3In the same pan, cook the garlic for 30 seconds. Stir in the rice, pour in the broth, cover and simmer on low for 12–14 minutes until the rice is tender.
4. 4Off the heat, stir in the cream cheese and parmesan until the rice turns creamy, then fold in the spinach until it wilts.
5. 5Return the chicken (and its juices) to the pan, warm through for 2 minutes, taste, adjust the seasoning and serve.