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Plate with chicken and sliced chicken meat with side of sliced cucumbers.

One Pot Rice Cooker Hainanese Chicken Rice

Kaylie
This one pot meal is made by cooking chicken and rice in a flavorful broth with the ease and convenience of a rice cooker. The result is tender and juicy chicken with flavorful rice that is infused with ginger, garlic, and other aromatics.
5 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2 people
Calories 852 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Jasmine rice use US measuring cup
  • 2 boneless, chicken thighs, skin on
  • 1 ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 stalk green onions, cut in thirds
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt additional salt for chicken

Optional scallion oil

  • 2 stalks sliced scallion, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup canola oil

Instructions
 

  • Rinse rice in a mesh strainer. Make sure to shake out excess water well.
  • Add the rice, chicken broth, garlic, ginger, green onion and salt in the rice cooker pot, stir to combine.
  • Salt the chicken to taste. Place chicken, skin side up, on top of the rice.
  • Set the cooker to cook on the white rice cooking function.
  • When done, remove the chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces, lengthwise.
  • Fluff the rice with a spoon, and scoop the chicken rice onto a plate, arranging the chicken meat next to the rice.
  • Garnish the rice with scallion oil or add a bit of soy sauce. Serve hot with sliced cucumbers along with your favorite dipping sauce, like soy sauce or chili sauce.

Optional scallion oil

  • Heat the oil on medium heat.
  • When hot, add the sliced scallion and stir for about 20 seconds.
  • Remove from heat and spoon some over the rice.

Notes

*Nutritional facts provided are only an estimate, accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • Measuring cup used is the standard US measuring cup, not the cup that came with the rice cooker.
  • After rinsing the rice, make sure to drain the rice very well in a strainer. Too much excess liquid will result in mushy rice. 
  • Cooking time may vary depending on the size of the chicken and the rice cooker.
  • Using chicken thighs will ensure that the cooked meat won't come out too dry.
  • Use boneless chicken to ensure that the rice cooker will cook the meat all the way through. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2peopleCalories: 852kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 26gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 1329mgPotassium: 410mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
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