Meals with rice, chicken, and soy sauce
Rice, chicken, and soy sauce is one of the most satisfying three-ingredient meal frameworks.
The soy sauce does most of the flavor work — everything else is technique.
Easy meal ideas
Soy chicken rice bowl
Cook chicken with soy sauce and garlic until glossy, slice over steamed rice.
Chicken fried rice with soy
Stir-fry day-old rice with cooked chicken and soy sauce in a hot pan.
One-pan soy chicken and rice
Brown chicken, add rice and soy-seasoned water, cook covered until rice is done.
Teriyaki chicken rice bowl
Glaze chicken in soy sauce + sugar + garlic sauce, serve over rice.
How to stretch these ingredients
- Cook the rice in diluted soy sauce + water for deeper flavor
- A drizzle of sesame oil at the end is the difference-maker
- Add ginger for warmth and complexity without much effort
- A splash of rice vinegar brightens the soy flavor
- Sesame seeds and green onion are easy garnishes that make it look and taste better