Hey there– It’s been a week. I’ve been on jury duty in Santa Ana– about an hour commute during traffic times. I have to say, I’ve had jury duty so many times over the years and never been picked to be on the jury! So spending the days in the courtroom was fascinating, learned so mucy–and working with the other diverse jurors from all over the county was just great.
So in honor of jury duty– and long days out, here’s a quick flavorful dinner, ready in about 25 minutes. Add a bright salad. Done.
SWEET THAI CHICKEN
1 cup brown (or white) rice
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in chunks
3 tab. olive oil
1 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tab. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 cloves garlic, minced
3 to 5 tsp. Thai Sweet Chili Sauce*
garnish: sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, cilantro
Put the rice on to cook according to the directions on your package. I did plain brown rice– about 20 minutes simmered with 2+ cups of water and 1/2 tsp. salt.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Put in the pieces of chicken and saute, stirring now and then until they are cooked through and slightly browned, about 4 or 5 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, in a container with a tight fitting lid, shake together the water, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, garlic and sweet chili sauce. Pour the mixture in with the chicken and stir for about 2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Serve the rice and chicken on a platter, and garnish with sesame seeds, chopped peanuts and cilantro.
(My pictures are just half a recipe, since it’s just Larry and me).
*You can use more of less Chili sauce, depending on the hear you like. Add Sriracha sauce if you want to kick it up.
Thank you Rhonda. I was just sitting here trying to think of something different to do with chicken breasts for lunch.
That’s funny. I’m always taking out a chicken breast for dinner and thinking– now what?.. Hope you tried it and liked as much as we did. Here’s to all that chicken we’ve cooked up! xo
I did make it. It was very good! I’m going to add it to the “go to” list. We eat a lot of chicken.
HI Rogene– glad you like it!! We mostly eat chicken around here too. And some fish and some veggie meals. Thanks for letting me know. so kind of you! xo
This looks scrumptious!
Thanks Lina– your Chicken Dosa recipe looks so simple and savory– yummm!
Delicious Rhonda. I am so in love with Thai food,flavors, this really is a wonderful dish. Hope you have a great weekend.
Hey Suzanne– thanks. We did have a grand weekend– went out for a day in L.A. (good eating) for anniversary. How about you?? hugs friend.
Gorgeous, simple recipe. Nice work (:
Thanks Nick! You strawberry vodka ice cream looks amazing!! xo
Looks scrumptious, Rhonda! Hope you have a restful weekend after Jury Duty – peace and blessings to all involved. Big hugs 🙂 xo
Thank you Debbie– you are always so kind. It’s just who you are… xo
🙂 🙂 Love to you, Rhonda
A delicious dish with a mouthwatering appetizing photo! Yummm!
Have a nice weekend!
thanks bunches Sophie! hugs from here!
Hi Rhonda – I am always on the lookout for recipes like this, quick, easy and flavorful. My younger son is a chili sauce nut so this recipe is going on rotation starting …..now. Hope your week ahead is a little less eventful. -Kat
Hi Kat- Yep, got through jury duty– but it actually was so interesting and the other jurors were fun to work with. Hope you like the Thai chicken. If you son likes chili sauce, he may want it spicier than this wimpy version!! And- your Hawaiian donuts looks super! Hugs from here Kat– hope you have a good week ahead…
Man, this was a huge hit Rhonda. Took your advice and upped the sriracha. Loved by all and it being added to the regular dinner rotation -Kat
Kat you are so dear! thanks for letting me know you tried a recipe– sometimes I wonder if they are ever made out there. So you made my day! Glad you all liked it! Hope you’ve got a good week ahead… hugs hugs!
YUM! I can just taste this.
Really? You’ve been called in for jury duty a lot? I haven’t ever, not once. Crazy.
Hey Lacey– Yes! They say they take the summons list from voter registration and drivers license lists. — But they pick over 50 people to go into a courtroom at a time and whittle it down to 12 jurors– so this is the first time I’ve made the cut. It was a good week. But nice to be back to low key around here. Happy Wednesday– hugs friend!
I studied political science in school. It would be a pain logistically to get picked, but it would be interesting!
Hey Lacey– Political science?! A good general major that sort opens up a lot of the world. Our daughter did political science too and now she works as a recruiter at Yelp. not related, but a fun job! And anyway, I think you’re busy enough without adding jury duty right now!! hugs!
Really? I was a recruiter for 6 years! How funny.
That is a funny coincidence– maybe social science just suits you for finding people for jobs and helping them plug in… who knows??? What do you do now??? xox
Yeah, good point. Maybe so.
Welllll I got burnt out on recruiting. Even though I liked it and was good it. It was always so high volume. Now I am an admin for a tech company. How different could I get!
Hey Lacey– think you said this job is a bette fit, more workable hours… hope it’s all going so well. Like your Bento Box salad lunch!! hugs friend! Your’e the best!
Yes this one logistically is MUCH better. Thanks for reading it Rhonda!
Thai is my all time favourite cuisine and this one sounds yum and so quick to throw together. Thanks Rhonda.
Yep Miriam– isn’t “quick” good most days?? Hope you like it! xox