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Thai Style Wild Rice

Chicken, wild rice, and vegetables coated in a thai style peanut sauce.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course chicken, Dinner, wild rice
Cuisine American, minnesotan, thai
Servings 5 Servings

Ingredients
  

Wild rice

  • 2 cups wild rice uncooked
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt

Sauce

  • ⅔ cup crunchy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup dark soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • 4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon chili oil
  • 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 ½ teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper

Everything else

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil divided
  • 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large cut into ½ inch cubes
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 carrots cut into matchsticks
  • 1 zucchini diced
  • ½ medium red onion ~½ cup, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • green onion or chives optional garnish

Instructions
 

Wild rice

  • Rinse wild rice under cold water for ~15 seconds.
  • Combine wild rice, water, and salt in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer lightly, partially covered for 45 minutes.
  • Taste the rice. If is still too firm for your preference, cook another 5-10 minutes. When done, drain any excess water.

Sauce

  • Once the wild rice has cooked for 30 minutes, whisk together all sauce ingredients until well combined.
  • Set aside while you prepare the rest of your ingredients. Just before use, whisk the sauce to re-combine ingredients.

Everything else

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large heavy bottomed pan, over medium-high heat.
  • Test the heat of the oil by lightly splashing water into it. Once it sizzles upon contact, add the chicken in an even layer.
  • Lightly salt and pepper the chicken and cook for about 1 minute. Then flip the chicken, re-season and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove chicken from the pan, then add in 1 tablespoon of oil.
  • Reduce heat to medium, then mix in the red onion and carrot.
  • Cook stirring occasionally until the carrots start to soften ~4 minutes.
  • Add red pepper and zucchini to the pan and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
  • Mix in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the chicken back to the pan with 2 tablespoon of sauce. Stir to combine, then mix in the wild rice.
  • Add the rest of the sauce to the pan, mix to combine, then taste the dish and adjust salt and pepper.
  • Garnish the wild rice with green onion or chives if desired.
Keyword chicken, freezer friendly, healthy, thai, wild rice
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