Chicken Medley

Merry Christmas everyone. It's the happiest time of the year where family fathers for a nice meal. My gift to all of you this holiday is this very yummi, very healthy, very exotic recipe that I learned from a friend of mine. Enjoy!

GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE

Ingredients:
1 cup white basmati rice
1 whole organic hen (cut in pieces)
1 cup thinly diced tomato
1 cup thinly diced colored peppers
1/2 cup thinly diced carrots
1 onion cut in wings
2 tbsp olive oil
2 fresh tumeric root peeled
2 tsp himalayan slat, 1tsp black pepper, 1tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp cardmeon, pich cayan pepper
1 cup raw shredded almonds
​2 tbsp Grape Seed Oil

Direction:
1.sautee the onion with the olive oil and add the chicken and the spices for about 5 minutes
2. add water to cover the chicken, bring to a boil, then cook on medium heat for 30 min
3. debone and shred the chicken and the save the broth water
4. in a clean pot add the veggies with 1/2 cup of the broth water, bring to a boil, then cook on medium heat for 10-15 min or until tender
5. wash the rice in warm water then add to the veggies mix. add 1 cup of strained broth water (fromt he chicken you cooked), bring to a boil and let it cook on high heat fro 5 min or until all the water evaporates. Turn off the heat and cover with a towel for 10 min
6. In a small pan add teh grape seed oil and the almonds and sautee till they are golden brown
7. In a deep serving tray, place the rice, then cover with the shredded chicken, then the almonds.
8. serve with greek yogurt and enjoy;)

Benefits:
A lot is said about how healthy and beneficial fresh home made broth is. Add to that all the antioxidants in veggies and tumeric plu the healthy lean protein from chicken. Treat your family into a healthy deliciuos meal this holiday season:)