{"id":36658,"date":"2026-05-28T12:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=36658"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:04:18","slug":"one-pan-cajun-chicken-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2026\/05\/28\/one-pan-cajun-chicken-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Pan Cajun Chicken Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ultimate one-pan chicken and rice comfort meal, with 41g of protein per serve plus layers of smokiness from spices, sweetness from corn and sour cream for extra creaminess.<\/p>\n\n\n

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One-Pan Cajun Chicken Rice<\/h2>\n \n <\/div>\n \n
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Servings <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n
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Ingredients<\/h3>

Chicken & Rice<\/h4>
  • 2<\/span> carrots<\/span> diced 1cm<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> capsicums<\/span> diced 2cm<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tomatoes<\/span> diced 2cm<\/span><\/li>
  • 600<\/span> g<\/span> chicken breast<\/span> diced 2cm<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> oil<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> paprika<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> garlic powder<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground coriander<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground cumin<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>
  • A pinch of chili flakes<\/span> optional<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> chicken stock<\/span><\/li>
  • 250<\/span> g<\/span> precooked brown rice<\/span><\/li>
  • 250<\/span> g<\/span> frozen corn<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    To Serve<\/h4>
    • 2<\/span> spring onions<\/span> thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> lemon<\/span> cut into wedges<\/span><\/li>
    • 125<\/span> g<\/span> sour cream<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> bunch<\/span> 10g coriander<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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      Instructions<\/h3>
      • Prep\u00a0veggies & chicken:\u00a0<\/strong>Dice carrots\u00a01cm. Dice capsicums\u00a0and tomatoes\u00a02cm. Pat chicken dry and dice\u00a02cm. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Set all aside separately.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Cook chicken & rice:<\/strong>\u00a0Heat oil in a pot on high. Cook chicken for about 5 minutes, until browned. Add carrots, capsicums,\u00a0measure of spices,\u00a0salt\u00a0measure,\u00a0chili\u00a0flakes (if using)\u00a0and stock and cook for a further 4-5 minutes, until softened and liquid has reduced slightly. Add\u00a0tomatoes\u00a0and cook for about 2 minutes,\u00a0until softened. Add rice and corn to\u00a0pot\u00a0and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes, until everything is\u00a0hot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Meanwhile, prep\u00a0spring onion & lemon:<\/strong>\u00a0Thinly slice spring onion and cut lemon into wedges.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Serve:<\/strong>\u00a0Spoon\u00a0chicken\u00a0and\u00a0rice into bowls and top with spring onions, sour\u00a0cream\u00a0and coriander leaves. Serve lemon wedges on the side for squeezing.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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        The ultimate one-pan chicken and rice comfort meal, with 41g of protein per serve plus layers of smokiness from spices, sweetness from corn and sour cream for extra creaminess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2353,2361,2377,2832,2374,2646],"tags":[1852,1745,2838,2024,1790,1848],"class_list":["post-36658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fresh-start","category-freshstart","category-protein","category-recipes","category-reset","tag-food","tag-fresh-start","tag-high-protein","tag-loveyourleftovers","tag-lunch","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36662,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36658\/revisions\/36662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}