A grain-free chicken long rice that warms you from the inside out

Some nights you do not want to think about dinner. You want a pot on the stove, a few honest ingredients, and a bowl within half an hour of clearing the counter. This one comes from the Hawaiian comfort dish chicken long rice, rebuilt so the noodles are gone and the warmth stays exactly the same.

The medicine here is quiet and real. The broth carries glycine and minerals long valued for supporting the gut lining, work your body is doing throughout your elimination phase. Chicken thighs are a source of vitamin B12, involved in energy and nerve health, and spaghetti squash stands in for the rice noodles, adding fiber without the grain.

These are plain foods, simmered with care. Let the green onion fall across the top like a small finishing grace, and take a breath over the steam before the first spoonful. A bowl this simple still deserves your full attention.

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 pounds chicken thighs, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coconut aminos
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 8 ounces cooked shredded spaghetti squash, in place of noodles
• 4 green onion stalks, sliced

Swaps made: The source's 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper is omitted, since black pepper is a seed-spice excluded on AIP. Use a clean-label fish sauce with no added seed-spices.

Method

• Bring the broth to a boil in a stockpot.
• Add the chicken and the coconut aminos, fish sauce, maple syrup, and salt. Lower the heat and simmer about 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir in the cooked spaghetti squash and warm it for 3 to 10 minutes, until tender. Finish with the green onion.

Instant Pot variation

Set the Instant Pot to Saute and bring the broth to a simmer. Add the chicken, coconut aminos, fish sauce, maple syrup, and salt. Seal and pressure cook on high about 8 minutes, then quick-release. Switch back to Saute, stir in the cooked spaghetti squash, and warm through. Finish with green onion. (verify - untested conversion)

*Adapted from a-clean-plate*