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Rice and peas

Name: Rice and peas
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g peas; 200 g cooked chicken; 1 shallot; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons liquid cream; 200 g cooked rice; Herbs of your choice; Salt; Pepper

This is a very simple recipe that can made almost entirely with leftovers: chicken, rice and peas.

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Duration

28 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 24^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 200 g peas
2 200 g cooked chicken
3 1 shallot
4 3 tablespoons olive oil
5 3 tablespoons liquid cream
6 200 g cooked rice
7 Herbs of your choice
8 Salt
9 Pepper
Total weight: 715 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

20 min.

Cooking

8 min.

All in all

28 min.

Preparation 20 min.

Cooking 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and tip in the peas. Cook them for just 2 minutes.

Step 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Drain and set aside.

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut 200 g cooked chicken into small pieces.

Step 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel and chop 1 shallot.

Step 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.

Add the shallot, cook for 1 minute then salt and pepper.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the chicken and mix.

Step 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Add 3 tablespoons liquid cream and bring to the boil.

Step 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add 200 g cooked rice and mix.

Step 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Lastly, add the peas and a few chopped fresh herbs.

Your dish is ready.

Remarks

The proportions in this recipe are mainly for guidance, so feel free to adapt it to whatever leftovers you have in the fridge and your own taste.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	8 g RDI=12 %	6 g RDI=2 %	12 g RDI=17 %	168 kcal RDI=8 %	702 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	13 g RDI=21 %	11 g RDI=4 %	22 g RDI=30 %	298 kcal RDI=15 %	1,248 kJ RDI=15 %
Whole recipe	54 g RDI=83 %	44 g RDI=17 %	89 g RDI=122 %	1,192 kcal RDI=60 %	4,990 kJ RDI=60 %