Food for the Sick

[chasingtides]

So, as people on my flist know by now, I have the flu. It's dastardly and I feel terrible. Realising I couldn't take another meal of soup, I threw this together in 20 minutes and it's very good.

1/2 lb chicken, cooked and sliced (alternate: can of beans, just add it later in the cooking cycle)
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 cup rice
2 cups water
equal parts garlic salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder (I used about 1.5 teaspoons each, but I'm aiming for serious spice)

Put water in a pot and add the spices. Bring to a boil. Add rice, bring back to a boil, turn down the heat. Add the chicken. After ten minutes, add the celery (and beans, if you're doing beans for protein). Simmer until rice is cooked.

Makes 2 servings.

I like cayenne pepper and garlic salt because of the work they do on my sinuses and throat when I'm sick. The chili powder adds depth. It is visually bland - white rice, pale chicken, diced celery - but it packs a secret punch.

I'm eating it with cornbread-and-honey and ginger tea. Power punch to my nose and throat.

Comments

[extria.livejournal.com]

*adds to memories* sounds awesome and yummy.

Hope you feel better soon ♥

[batshua]

*hugs*

That sounds very yummy.

"It is visually bland - white rice, pale chicken, diced celery - but it packs a secret punch."

I love you for this. :)