One Pot Turmeric Chicken and Rice
Recipe from Jamie Vespa MS, RD · original post · full recipe on dishingouthealth.com
Simplify your weeknights with this vibrant One Pot Turmeric Chicken and Rice with sumac-pickled red onions. Healthy, flavorful, and freezer-friendly.
Ingredients
- red onion — very thinly sliced75 g
- red wine vinegar — 2 tbsp40 ml
- ground sumac1 tsp
- kosher salt — 1 ½ tsp; divided9 g
- boneless skinless chicken thighs680 g
- lemon — juiced1 ea
- ground turmeric — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- ground coriander — 1 tsp2.5 g
- black pepper0.5 tsp
- extra-virgin olive oil — 2 tbsp40 ml
- scallions — thinly sliced1 bunch
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
One Pot Turmeric Fish and Rice
- 750 g Firm white fish fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Do not sear the fish: bake the rice covered for 13 minutes, lay the marinated fish on top, cover and bake for the last 12 minutes.
Vegetarian
One Pot Turmeric Chickpeas and Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Skip the searing: toss the chickpeas in the lemon and spice marinade, then stir them into the rice with the broth and bake for the same 25 minutes.
Vegan
One Pot Turmeric Chickpeas and Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 420 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken broth
Skip the searing: toss the chickpeas in the lemon and spice marinade, then stir them into the rice with the broth and bake for the same 25 minutes.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £12.31 of food
£25.64
52% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- scallions
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
Sainsbury's· £12.00 of food
£22.91
48% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- ground sumac
- kosher salt
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
Asda· £6.56 of food
£16.76
61% spare
No price at Asda for:
- ground sumac
- ground turmeric
- garlic cloves
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
Aldi UK· £7.29 of food
£15.75
54% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- ground sumac
- ground coriander
- scallions
- garlic cloves
- short-grain white rice
- chicken broth
- canned light coconut milk
- fresh cilantro
Tesco· £12.04 of food
£18.16
34% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- red wine vinegar
- ground sumac
- kosher salt
- boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ground coriander
- garlic cloves
- short-grain white rice
- fresh cilantro
£2.77a serve
from £2.77 a serve at Morrisons · 14 of 17 ingredients priced
About £13.84 of ingredients used for 5 serves.
£21.95 across 4 shops · 15 of 17 items priced · £6.31 more for bigger packs, 63% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£12.31
missing 3 items
you'll pay £25.64 · 52% of it spare
Sainsbury's£12.00
missing 4 items
you'll pay £22.91 · 48% of it spare
Asda£6.56
missing 5 items
you'll pay £16.76 · 61% of it spare
Aldi UK£7.29
missing 8 items
you'll pay £15.75 · 54% of it spare
Tesco£12.04
missing 8 items
you'll pay £18.16 · 34% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£10.09
red onion
£0.95
need 75 gMorrisons British Red Onions 1 kg
Morrisons£0.95·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.20·Aldi UK£0.95/kg£0.95·Sainsbury's£0.95/kg£0.95·Asda£2.62/kg£1.31·
OcadoN/A
red wine vinegar
£1.16
need 40 mlMorrisons Red Wine Vinegar 350 ml
Morrisons£1.16·Asda£4.17/L£1.46·Aldi UK£1.65·Sainsbury's£4.70/L£2.35·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
ground sumac
£2.00
need 1 tspSchwartz Ground Sumac 44g
Morrisons£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
lemon
£0.89
need 1 itemMorrisons Savers 4 perpack 4 items
Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Asda£0.37/ea£0.37·Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·OcadoN/A
ground turmeric
£1.00
need 3.8 gRajah Haldi Ground Turmeric 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UK£0.75·Sainsbury's£16.25/kg£1.95·Tesco£54.05/kg£2.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
ground coriander
£1.00
need 2.5 gIndus Dhaniya Ground Coriander 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£26.39/kg£0.95·Asda£14.20/kg£1.42·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
black pepper
£1.75
need 0.5 tspIndus Black Pepper Ground 200gclosest match
Morrisons£1.75·Sainsbury's£15.82/kg£0.87·Aldi UK£1.59·Tesco£19.50/kg£1.95·Asda£10.00/kg£3.00·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
chicken broth
£1.25
need 420 mlBaxter's Favourites Chicken Broth 400gclosest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£1.25·Asda£4.10/kg£1.64·Sainsbury's£7.00/L£3.50·Tesco£14.00/L£7.00·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
canned light coconut milk
£0.75
need 400 mlLaila Coconut Milk Light 400 ml
Morrisons£0.75·Tesco£1.88/L£0.75·Sainsbury's£1.88/L£0.75·Asda£2.45/L£0.98·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£5.92
kosher salt
£1.09/kg
need 9 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
boneless skinless chicken thighs
£2.50/kg
need 680 gAsda British Chicken Thighs 2 kg£5.00closest match
Asda£2.50/kg£5.00·Aldi UK£2.99/kg£2.99·Sainsbury's£2.99/kg£2.99·Morrisons£5.00·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
fresh ginger
£5.00/kg
need 15 g2 × Asda Standard 10 g£0.05
Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.65
scallions
£0.65/ea
need 1 bunchSainsbury's Standard£0.65
Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Tesco£3.69/ea£3.69·Aldi UKN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£5.29
extra-virgin olive oil
£5.30/L
need 40 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- short-grain white rice · 300 g
- fresh cilantro · 1 bunch