Grilled Chicken Breast with Kangkong and Brown Rice

The simplest lean meal you can make. Plain grilled chicken with kangkong stir-fried in garlic and a cup of brown rice. Nothing extra, nothing wasted — exactly what a cut requires.

Estimated cost: ₱103–₱120

Total 25 min · Serves 1

Nutrition per serving: 456 kcal · 48 g protein · 48 g carbs · 7 g fat

Ingredients

• 200g Chicken Breast
• 1 cup cooked Brown Rice
• 100g Kangkong
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 2 pcs Calamansi
• 1 tsp Soy Sauce
• pinch Salt
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

Steps

1. Pound chicken breast to even thickness. Season with salt, black pepper, and a squeeze of calamansi. Rest 10 minutes.
2. Grill or pan-sear over medium-high heat with no oil, 6–7 minutes per side until cooked through.
3. In the same pan, sauté garlic until golden. Add kangkong and 1 tsp soy sauce. Stir-fry 2 minutes until wilted.
4. Slice chicken against the grain. Serve over brown rice with kangkong on the side.

Prices are estimates based on Department of Agriculture price monitoring. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient data (USDA FoodData Central, FNRI).