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Slow Cooker Thai-Style Chicken Rice Bowls

Name: Slow Cooker Thai-Style Chicken Rice Bowls
Total time: 6 h 4 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 900 g chicken thighs, bone-in, 8 thighs, skin removed; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 onion, large, chopped (about 1 cup); 2 stalks celery, medium, sliced; 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated; 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp lemon zest, grated; 830 ml chicken broth; 400 g long-grain white rice, uncooked, about 2 cups; 950 ml water; 6 tbsp green onions, sliced; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

Bone-in chicken thighs slow-cook with ginger, five-spice and lemon zest until they fall from the bone. Ladle the chicken and broth over rice and top with green onion and cilantro.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on30 min
Total6 h 4 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Slow cooker

900 gchicken thighs, bone-in, 8 thighs, skin removed
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1onion, large, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 stalkscelery, medium, sliced
2 tspfresh ginger, grated
1 tspChinese five-spice powder
½ tspsalt
½ tsplemon zest, grated
830 mlchicken broth

Rice

400 glong-grain white rice, uncooked, about 2 cups
950 mlwater

To serve

6 tbspgreen onions, sliced
2 tbspfresh cilantro, chopped

Contains

Celery
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Scallion (green onion)
Fennel
Carrot
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Sichuan pepper
Cinnamon
Clove
Star anise
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop
Slow cooker

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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