Turmeric Chicken

Name: Turmeric Chicken
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed; 7 shiitake mushrooms, sliced (optional); 1 onion, chopped; 5 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1/4 lemon; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste; 1 cup cooked brown rice

11 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
7 shiitake mushrooms, sliced (optional)
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 lemon
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
1 cup cooked brown rice

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add shiitake mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until onions begin to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in chicken and season with salt and pepper; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.
2

Stir paprika and turmeric into chicken mixture until evenly coated. Squeeze lemon onto mixture; stir in parsley. Add rice and stir mixture until rice is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.