# Miso Chicken & Spinach Rice

A high-protein recipe with over 50g of protein that takes less than 30 minutes to make.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 90 g red miso
- 40 g honey
- 20 g soy sauce
- 0.5 unit lemon juice
- 0.5 tsp MSG
- salt
- black pepper
- 100 g sushi rice
- 125 ml water
- 50 g spinach
- 1 unit garlic cloves
- 10 g butter
- egg yolk
- chives
- lemon wedges

## Instructions

1. Add the spinach, butter, water, and garlic to a blender.
2. Blitz until the mixture is vivid green.
3. Rinse the sushi rice under cold water until it runs clear, then drain.
4. Add the rice to a small saucepan with the spinach water.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn the heat down to low, and cook for 12 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat and leave to steam (lid on) for another 12 minutes.
8. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the miso, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, MSG (if using), a pinch of salt, and some black pepper.
9. Slice each chicken thigh into three strips.
10. Toss the chicken through the miso marinade.
11. Lay out the chicken on a tray and spoon over any extra sauce.
12. Grill for 6-8 minutes until charred and cooked through.
13. Serve the spinach rice in bowls.
14. Top with the grilled chicken.
15. Spoon over any sauce from the tray.
16. Finish with an egg yolk, chopped chives, and a wedge of lemon.

## Equipment

- blender
- small saucepan
- mixing bowl
- tray

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdaVnH8C/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/89e0593f-fe2f-4fe1-829f-acf79862b516
- Extracted: 2025-10-24

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