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Fragrant, spice and all things nice: 25 great chicken and rice recipes

From biryani to congee, chicken and rice is a classic comfort food combination across many cuisines. Here are 25 of our favourites.

25 recipes
One-pot nasi goreng served with crispy fried shallots, sambal oelek and soft-boiled eggs.
EASY

One-pot chicken nasi goreng

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
One-pot wonder: Chinese-style claypot rice.

Chicken and crab claypot rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Serve this roast chicken and rice with salad greens, yoghurt and your favourite spicy sauce.

Roast chicken on baked rice with tomato, cumin and bay leaves

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
One-pot wonder: Persian chicken and rice.

Persian chicken with rice, pistachio and mint

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Add a Korean kick to roast chicken (and salad).

Gochujang roast chicken and rice salad

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Chicken meatballs with coconut rice, herbs, bok choy and spicy mayo.

Chicken meatball and coconut rice traybake with spicy gochujang mayo

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Feast on this: Fragrant poached chicken with spicy, nutty rice.

Fragrant poached chicken and spiced rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Lemongrass and turmeric chicken curry with roasted sweet potato

Lemongrass and turmeric chicken curry with roasted sweet potato

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Roast chicken fried rice.
EASY

Roast chicken fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Miso grilled chicken rice bowl.
EASY

Miso grilled chicken rice bowl

  • < 30 mins
  • Donna Hay
Curried rice with chicken and cauliflower.
EASY

One-pan chicken curry rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chicken biryani with almonds, saffron and rosewater.

Chicken biryani with almonds, saffron and rosewater

  • 1-2 hrs
Thai oyster sauce chicken and rice.
EASY

Thai oyster sauce chicken and rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl

Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Chicken and saffron rice

Chicken and saffron rice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Frank Camorra
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Neil Perry serves this Korean-style braise with short-grain sushi rice.
EASY

Neil Perry's Korean-style braised chicken with tofu

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw's chicken doria.

Chicken doria

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's chicken and corn fried rice.
EASY

Chicken and corn fried rice

  • < 30 mins
Hainanese chicken.

Hainanese chicken rice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Tony Tan
Chicken and corn congee.
EASY

Neil Perry's chicken and corn congee

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Poached chicken and rice.

Poached chicken and rice with ginger, pinenuts and barberries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Shane Delia
Chicken and tomato fried rice.
EASY

Chicken and tomato fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken larb with roasted rice.
EASY

Chicken larb with roasted rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Gochujang chicken bibimbap bowl.
EASY

Shredded chicken bibimbap bowl of sorts, with quick spicy barbecue sauce and slaw

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Clay-pot chicken rice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry

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