Bodiifit Kitchen

Buffalo chicken and brown rice bowls

Buffalo-sauced chicken, spiced black beans and brown rice make a lunch bowl with plenty of heat.

Buffalo chicken and brown rice bowls packed in glass lunch containers

Buffalo-sauced chicken, spiced black beans and brown rice make a lunch bowl with plenty of heat.

4 serves · About 30 minutes with cooked rice

Ingredients

  • 680 g chicken breast, diced
  • 5 mL olive oil
  • 80 g diced red onion
  • ½ tsp each paprika and cumin
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 170 g drained black beans
  • 120 mL buffalo sauce
  • 570 g cooked brown rice
  • 55 g reduced-fat cheddar, grated
  • 25 g sliced spring onion

Method

  1. Soften the red onion in oil, then stir in the beans, paprika, cumin and salt. Warm through.
  2. Brown the chicken in a hot non-stick pan and cook to 75°C. Toss with the buffalo sauce.
  3. Split the rice, beans, chicken and cheese between four containers. Finish with spring onion. Add shredded cabbage, carrot and cucumber if you like.

Nutrition is approximate per serve. Actual values vary with brands and serving size. Optional sides and toppings are excluded.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
485 kcal
Protein
49.5 g
Carbohydrates
47.5 g
Fat
9.5 g
Fibre
7.0 g

Estimated values per serving. Nutrition varies with ingredients, brands and portion sizes.