How To Make Healthy Paleo Chicken And Squash Curry Rice Bowls
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If you’re looking for a hearty, comforting, fragrant, and healthy paleo-friendly dish to make for your family and friends, you’ve come to the right place!
There are hundreds upon thousands of incredibly delicious dishes we can make when following the paleo diet. However, one of our favorites would have to be a healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl.
Surprisingly easy to make, this dish is loaded with intense flavors, epic textures, and essential nutrients. Of course, it’s also jam-packed with paleo-friendly ingredients.
In today’s post, we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about making a healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl.
We’ll tell you what makes it special, the ingredients you need to make it, how to make it, and what makes it paleo-friendly. If you fancy making a flavorful Asian-inspired dish for your family, keep reading!
What Makes This Healthy Paleo Chicken And Squash Curry Rice Bowl Recipe So Great?
So, why should you make this healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl recipe instead of another recipe. The real question we should be asking is why wouldn’t you?
This curry squash rice bowl is absolutely awesome. It’s packed with intense and aromatic flavors and nutrients, is relatively low in calories, and only takes 25 minutes to make.
Of course, it is also paleo and whole30-friendly which makes it suitable for anyone following a paleo or gluten-free diet.
In all honesty though, it doesn’t matter if you follow a paleo diet or not as this is a recipe you should make regardless.
You don’t have to follow a paleo diet to enjoy it. Another great thing about this recipe is that it only calls for 10 basic ingredients.
As if that wasn’t enough, you can make the dish in 6 simple steps.
How Are Paleo Chicken And Squash Curry Rice Bowls Made Paleo-Friendly?
A healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl is actually one of the easiest dishes to make paleo-friendly. That’s because it already calls for a wide range of paleo diet essentials like meats and vegetables.
It’s also a dish that’s very easy to make in terms of excluding ingredients that don’t follow a paleo diet. For example, this recipe doesn’t contain any grains or dairy-based products.
What’s great though is that the recipe still offers everything you would expect from a curry rice bowl, even still coming with rice.
Cauliflower Rice Instead Of Traditional Rice
You might be wondering how a paleo-friendly recipe can come with rice. After all, rice is a type of grain. The reason this recipe comes with rice is that cauliflower rice is used instead of traditional rice.
Unlike traditional types of rice, cauliflower rice doesn’t contain any grains. As you can probably tell, cauliflower rice is made from cauliflower, which is a type of vegetable. Therefore, you won’t break any paleo diet rules by eating it.
Despite being grain-free, cauliflower rice still has a similar texture and flavor to other types of rice.
The Ingredients You Need To Make Paleo Chicken And Squash Curry Rice Bowls
The ingredients list for this paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl recipe isn’t very long. You only need 10 ingredients, all of which are fairly basic.
We’ve listed the ingredients you need to make this recipe below!
Boneless chicken breasts – 1 lb cut into small pieces
Delicata squash – 2 cups cubed
Garlic cloves – 3 cloves minced
Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
Red curry paste – 2 tbsp
Tomato paste – 1 tbsp
Coconut milk – ¾ cup
Cauliflower – 1 small head riced
Salt – To taste
Pepper – To Taste
Fresh cilantro – To garnish
Once you have all these ingredients, you can make a delicious paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowl in just 25 minutes. We’ll now show you how!
How To Make A Healthy Paleo Chicken And Squash Curry Rice Bowl
Now you know more about this tasty recipe, let us show you how to make it. We’ve outlined the six simple steps you have to follow to make this recipe below!
Step 1 – Prepare The Ingredients
The first thing you need to do is prepare your ingredients. Firstly, cut up the chicken into small pieces and season it with salt and pepper.
Next, cut up the squash and garlic. After that, prepare the cauliflower rice by crushing the cauliflower in a food processor.
Step 2 – Start Cooking The Chicken
Now, using a large skillet and medium heat, start to cook your chicken. Add the coconut oil to the skillet. When the oil gets hot, add your chicken.
Cook the chicken until it’s white. This should take approximately 5 minutes.
Step 3 – Add The Squash, Curry Paste, Garlic, And Tomato Paste
After 5 minutes, you can add your curry paste, tomato paste, garlic, and squash to the skillet. Stir the ingredients for 1 minute.
Step 4 – Pour In The Coconut Milk
You can now pour in the coconut milk, bring the curry to a quick simmer, and then bring down the temperature to leave the dish to simmer for 10 minutes.
If the chicken hasn’t cooked all the way through or the squash isn’t soft after 10 minutes, leave the dish to simmer for longer.
Step 5 – Cook Your Rice
While the chicken and squash cook, heat a skillet over medium heat and add the cauliflower rice. You can season the rice with salt and pepper.
Stirring occasionally, cook the rice for 3 to 4 minutes before leaving it to simmer.
Step 6 – All Done, Serve Your Curry Bowls!
Everything should now be cooked! Once it is, you can serve your chicken and squash curry rice bowls.
All you have to do to serve this dish is put a serving of cauliflower rice in a bowl and top it with some curry.
Final Thoughts
In this post, we’ve shown you how to make healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowls. As you can see, making healthy paleo chicken and squash curry rice bowls is extremely easy.
You can make this dish in less than 30 minutes with eight basic pantry ingredients. Aside from its epic flavors, what we love most about this dish is how it incorporates substitute rice. This makes the dish suitable for anyone following a paleo diet.
All that’s left to do now is give the dish a try. This is the only way you can find out just how good this recipe is. We already know you’ll love it just as much as us!
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