6 Quick and Easy One-Pot Rice Recipes
If you’re looking for quick and easy weeknight dinner recipes that requires minimal cleaning and cooking, here are 6 One-Pot Rice recipes that you can make easily with a rice cooker. Of course, you can add Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice to any of these one-pot rice recipes to make them healthier. We love one-pot meals; they are great for busy days when you are time-strapped but want a healthy home-cooked meal.
#1 SALMON KAMAMESHI
This recipe is traditionally a Japanese dish cooked in a clay pot. The key to this dish that makes it Japanese is the use of dashi, sake and mirin, which imparts Japanese flavours, but you can really substitute the protein to make a different dish. For example, you can use lean chicken instead of salmon, replace edamame for frozen spinach. This is a really versatile and nutritious yet tasty meal that we think the whole family will enjoy.
Serves: 4 to 6 pax
Ingredients:
450g Salmon filet
3 cups short grain rice
8 to 10 Fresh Shiitake mushrooms
½ cup edamame (removed from pods)
2 ½ tbsp Shoyu
1 tbsp dashi powder
2 tbsp cooking sake
1 tbsp mirin
3 heaping tbsp Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice
Oil or Butter (optional)
Furikake (optional)
Directions:
Photo credits and recipe abstracted from: Eatbook
#2 OYAKO DON
Oyako Dons are one of the most commonly served and well-loved dishes you can find in casual Japanese restaurants. Eatbook has created a one-pot rice cooker Oyako Don that you can easily whip up at home with just a few ingredients you can find at home. Who knew it was this easy?
Serves: 2 pax
Ingredients:
1 cup rice
1 cup chicken stock or dashi stock
2 chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized chunks
3 eggs
1 large onion, sliced into long strips
Spring onions (optional)
Chicken marinade:
1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon mirin
4 tablespoon chicken stock
¼ teaspoon sugar
Directions:
One-Pot Oyako Don by Eatbook
Photo credits and recipe abstracted from: The Charlotte Mei
#3 RICE SALAD WITH FRESH HERBS AND ORANGE DRESSING
This is a refreshing rice salad recipe by nutritionist Charlotte Mei, who had incorporated Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice to make it healthier. Best part is, it requires minimal cooking, just one pot will do. Simply combine the dressing and ingredients together with your cooked white rice and it’s ready to be served! Truly a quick and easy recipe for keeps.
Serves: 2 pax
Ingredients:
3 cups uncooked rice
⅓ cups roasted almonds
¼ cups pumpkin seeds
½ cups pomegranate seeds
Zest of 1 orange
1 large chilli, sliced
½ small red onion, sliced
¾ cups fresh herbs (mint, basil, coriander, etc)
Dressing:
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp orange juice
3 tsp honey
2 garlic, minced
¼ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
Pepper
Salt
Directions:
Rice Salad with Fresh Herbs and Orange Dressing by The Charlotte Mei
Photo credits and recipe abstracted from: Rasa Malaysia
#4 YAM RICE
Yam rice is Chinese comfort food, a combination of various ingredients that allows you to enjoy all of them in a bowl. Typical Chinese households would have made this recipe at home. This carb-loaded one-pot dish with yam, mushrooms and meat is tasty, will keep you satisfied, yet a quick and easy enough recipe for a putting together a meal on busy days.
Serves: 4 pax
Ingredients:
12 oz. yam/ taro, cut into small pieces
3½ cup rice, measured using the smaller rice cup that comes with the electric rice cooker
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
2½ tbsp dried shrimp, soaked in warm water, drained and roughly chopped
10 oz. ground pork or chicken meat, minced
2 cups water, using a regular measurement cup to measure the water
5 dried shiitake mushrooms soaked in warm water, drained and cut into thin slices
4 tbsp cooking oil
fried shallot crisp, for garnishing
1 scallion, cut into small rounds, for garnishing
Seasoning:
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce, kecap manis
3 tbsp soy sauce1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tsp salt or to taste
½ tsp sugar
3 dashes white pepper powder
1 tsp sesame oil
Directions:
Yam Rice by Rasa Malaysia
Photo credits and recipe abstracted from: Wok & Kin
#5 CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RICE
If you’re not a fan of yam, this Chicken and Mushroom rice might be a better option for you. If you enjoy clay pot rice, this recipe is similar but instead, you can make it at the comfort of your homes instead. Similar to clay pot rice, this dish has lap cheong in it, adding a tinge of sweetness to an oriental dish.
Serves: 6 pax
Ingredients:
10 large, dehydrated shiitake mushrooms (or as many as you like)
1 kg chicken (any cut you like)
5 slices ginger cut into strips
4 cups white rice
2 Chinese sausages (we get them from the local Chinese supermarket)
5 cloves finely chopped garlic
chopped spring onion
fried onion (optional)
Chicken Marinade:
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp shaoxing wine (use dry sherry as an alternative or simply skip this ingredient)
2 tsp potato starch
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
pepper (to taste)
Mushroom Marinade:
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1 tsp potato starch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
pepper to taste
Directions:
Chicken and Mushroom Rice by Wok & Kin
Photo credits and recipe abstracted from: Budget Bytes
#6 TERIYAKI SHRIMP AND RICE
The ingredients needed to make this Teriyaki Shrimp and Rice can be found in most freezers, making it extra handy to prepare. It is a good option for a simple dinner on a busy or tiring weekday after work, and only takes about 40 minutes to cook.
Serves: 4 pax
Ingredients:
½ lb. raw medium shrimp (41/50 size)
1 small onion
1 cup frozen peas
1.5 cups uncooked jasmine rice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
2 cups water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
Directions:
Teriyaki Shrimp and Rice by Budget Bytes
We hope that the recipes have inspired you to get cooking and do let us know which one is your favourite in the comments below, or share with us your attempts by tagging us on our social media @alchemy_foods.
Add Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice to your rice meals to make them healthier
In the recipes above, simply add a heap of a tablespoon for every cup of rice you are cooking, it’s that simple.
Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice does not change the taste, texture or appearance of your food. When added to white rice during the cooking process, Alchemy Fibre™ For Rice helps to lower the glycemic index (GI) of white rice to that of brown and provides 2.5x more fibre than brown rice. Here’s to healthier eating, everyone!
