28’s Home Nutrition Program (portions based on our Women’s ‘Healthy Weight Maintenance’ Eating Plan)

Mediterranean Chicken & Cauli Rice

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Calories: 494.5

Ingredients
  

  • 175 g chicken thigh fillets
  • 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 red onion diced
  • 150 g cauliflower rice Birds Eye
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric ground or fresh
  • 1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tomato diced
  • 6 kalamata olives pitted and halved
  • 30 g Dodoni feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley roughly chopped
  • 1/2 lemon juiced

Method
 

  1. Heat the olive oil in a fry pan and add the chicken. Sprinkle over the oregano and cook for around 5 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through.
  2. Meanwhile, add the onion and garlic to a separate fry pan and cook for 2 minutes until softened.
  3. In the same pan, add the cauliflower rice and turmeric and cook according to packet instructions.
  4. Take the rice off the heat and stir through the spinach, tomato, kalamata olives and feta.
  5. Transfer the rice mixture to a plate and top with the cooked chicken.
  6. Add the parsley and squeeze over the lemon juice to serve.

Posted by Sam Wood

Father and husband, on a mission to help people move more, eat better and make a positive change to their lives. Sam Wood has over 20 years experience as a personal trainer and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts and media commentators in the health & fitness industry. Sam is the founder and personal trainer of 28, Australia’s #1 home fitness and nutrition program, and he's also the proud owner of Australia’s largest personal training studio, The Woodshed, based in Brighton, Melbourne.