Chicken with Carrot & Red Pepper Rice and Creamy Mustard Sauce
Chicken with carrot and red pepper rice in a creamy mustard sauce is a complete main course made in one Thermomix TM7. Tender chicken breast is steamed while wild rice cooks below, and the wholegrain mustard and lemon cream sauce is emulsified to a silky, stable consistency without splitting.
About this recipe
Chicken with carrot and red pepper rice and a creamy mustard sauce is a comforting one-bowl main course that your Thermomix TM7 handles from start to finish. Searching for an all-in-one kitchen machine recipe for a quick weeknight dinner often means compromising on sauce quality, yet here the TM7 emulsifies the cream with wholegrain mustard and fresh lemon into a silky, stable sauce that never splits, the kind of result you normally only get in a French bistro. The wild rice absorbs the sweet flavours of carrot and red pepper as it cooks, while the skinless chicken breast steams gently above, staying moist and tender instead of drying out as it would in a frying pan. Paprika and sea salt season the fillets evenly, and a touch of olive oil rounds everything off. This is the recipe to reach for when you want a complete dinner, protein, grains, vegetables and sauce, with minimal washing up and maximum comfort on a cold evening.
Preparation tips
- Pat the chicken breast fillets dry before seasoning them with sweet paprika, sea salt and ground pepper so the spices adhere evenly and form a thin, fragrant crust during steaming.
- Rinse the wild rice thoroughly before cooking to remove surface starch; this keeps the grains distinct and lets them absorb the sweet carrot and red pepper flavours instead of turning sticky.
- For a milder family version, stir the wholegrain mustard into the cream off the heat and add an extra squeeze of lemon at the table so children can adjust the tanginess themselves.
Recipe variations
- Make it lactose-free by replacing the cream with oat-based cooking cream; the wholegrain mustard and lemon still emulsify beautifully with the Thermomix TM7 into a silky, split-free sauce.
- For a festive winter variation, swap the red pepper for roasted pumpkin cubes and add a sprig of thyme to the wild rice, giving the creamy mustard sauce a seasonal, slightly sweet depth.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The Thermomix steams the skinless chicken breast above the rice so it stays succulent and juicy without drying out.
- Weighing the wild rice and cream directly in the mixing bowl saves dirtying separate scales and guarantees consistent results every time.
- Heating the cream gently with wholegrain mustard and lemon keeps the sauce stable and prevents it from curdling or splitting.
- Chopping the carrot and red pepper into even pieces in seconds ensures every spoonful of rice cooks uniformly and looks professional.
- Mixing the mustard sauce while the rice rests blends it into a velvety consistency far smoother than manual whisking allows.
Ingredients
- chicken breast fillets, skinless
- lemon
- olive oil
- fine sea salt
- ground black pepper
- sweet paprika
- carrots
- red pepper
- vegetable stock paste, homemade
- wild rice