Zucchini Chicken Rice Pilaf {Gluten Free}

Zucchini and Chicken Rice Pilaf {Gluten Free}

Difficulty: medium

Prep time:  10 min

Cooking time: 25min

Ingredients

Onions	1 (large)	you can also use leeks, or both
Carrots	1 (large)	I actually forgot to add the grated carrots, but I usually do
Oil	3 tbsp	I use Sunflower Seed oil in all my cooking
Rice	1 1/2 cups	I used brown rice, but white works too
Rotisserie chicken	1	I made 3 different meals from one roasted chicken. You can also used just cooked chicken breast
Bell Peppers	1 (large)
Zucchini	2 (medium)
Fresh cilantro	2 tbsp	these are for garnishing at the end and it is optional
Feta cheese	1/2 cup	for garnishing
Salt and pepper to taste       step by step

1. Gather your ingredients. Chop your vegetables.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat add the oil. Add onions, salt and cook, 

stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent. 

3. Add the peppers and zucchini. Note that I did not peel the zucchini. I find that when 

I peel them, they just turn into mush once cooked. 

4. Add rice and cook, stirring, until rice grains are opaque.

5. Add water or chicken broth enough to cover the mixture. Bring to a boil and 
then add the cooked chicken.

 I transferred into a pot because I couldn't find the lid for my large pan. Cover, reduce

heat to simmer, and cook undisturbed for 15 minutes. Turn off heat but let rice sit for 

5 minutes undisturbed. Uncover and fluff with a fork.

Serve garnished with feta cheese and parsley.

I like to make this meal with any variation of vegetables that I have in my fridge. 

It is a quick and simple but still pretty yummy. An added bonus is that it is gluten free.

Do you like zucchini? What do you like to use them for?

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