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Hearty chicken bowl

April 8, 2025
Recipe

This one-bowl meal is a hearty mix of chicken, mushrooms, wild rice and vegetables.

Serves 4

This one-bowl meal uses ingredients with a northern flare, such as mushrooms, walnuts, rice and squash.


Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add half the oil. Add the carrots, onion, mushrooms and parsley. Saute for about 10 minutes or until onions begin to brown. Add wild rice, walnuts, black pepper and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer. Cover and cook for 40 minutes.

In the meantime, add the rest of the oil to a saute pan. Add chicken breasts and brown on both sides, about 3 minutes a side. Cook until internal temperature is 165 F. Remove chicken from pan and set aside, keeping warm.

Add diced beets and squash to the hot saute pan. Saute over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until squash begins to brown and both squash and beets are tender. Add chopped greens, balsamic vinegar, cranberries and the rice mixture. Toss to combine and loosen cooked bits from bottom of pan.

Divide among four bowls. Top with slices of chicken breast and serve.


  • 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
  • 2 cups sliced carrots
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 1 cup uncooked fancy wild rice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups no-salt-added chicken stock
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (4 ounces each)
  • 2 cup diced red beets
  • 1 cup peeled and diced butternut squash
  • 2 cups chopped beet tops (greens)
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1 Fats and oils Fruits 2 Grains and grain products 2 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 4 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

2 Carbohydrates 1 Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy Sweets 4 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 401 Calories 59 g Total carbohydrate 43 mg Cholesterol 9 g Dietary fiber 3 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 24 g Protein 1 g Saturated fat 1 bowl (about 2 1/2 cups) Serving size 257 mg Sodium 9 g Total fat