Sizzling Chicken Roast with Jasmine Rice

Name: Sizzling Chicken Roast with Jasmine Rice
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken thigh fillets; 200g sweet potato; 2 beetroot; 1/2 cup spring onion; 2 cups jasmine rice; 2 tsp native thyme; to taste golden syrup; 2 tbsp lemon myrtle; 3 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A sizzling Australian-style roast featuring chicken thigh fillets with sweet potato, beetroot and native herbs over jasmine rice. Cooking the vegetables in the same pan as the chicken lets them soak up all the pan flavour.

Total time

31 min

Prep

12 min

Cook

19 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

gluten-free

Ingredients

2 cupschicken thigh fillets

200gsweet potato

2beetroot

1/2 cupspring onion

2 cupsjasmine rice

2 tspnative thyme

to tastegolden syrup

2 tbsplemon myrtle

3 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Season the chicken thigh fillets and roast them over medium-high heat until well browned, about 7 minutes.

Add the sweet potato, beetroot and spring onion, cooking until softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the native thyme, golden syrup and lemon myrtle for 2 minutes until fragrant.

Cook the jasmine rice separately and fluff with a fork.

Let the chicken simmer for about 9 minutes so the flavors meld.

Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Serve hot over the jasmine rice, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

559

Protein

35.8g

Fat

23.7g

Carbs

48.6g

Fiber

4.3g

Sodium

149mg

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