Dinner · 60 min · portuguese

Canja de Galinha

This is the kind of Portuguese dinner you’ll make on repeat — chicken and rice, 60 minutes, big payoff. Each serving lands at 459 calories with 63g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Chicken
• 3/4 cup Rice
• 1 Onion
• 2 Carrots
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 8 cups Water
• 2 Bay leaf
• 1 Lemon
• 1/4 cup Mint

Steps

1. Simmer the chicken with onion, carrots, garlic, and bay 40 minutes, skimming for a clear, golden broth.
2. Lift out the chicken, shred the meat, and return the bones for 10 more minutes of flavor.
3. Strain the broth, return it to the pot with the rice, and simmer 15 minutes until tender.
4. Add the shredded chicken back; season with salt until the broth tastes bright.
5. The rice should be soft and the broth comforting — canja is medicine in a bowl.
6. Serve with lemon and torn mint; Portuguese grandmothers swear by it.

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