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Baked chicken on rice

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 55 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 8 small skinless (bone-in) chicken thigh cutlets (about 1kg)
  • 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
  • 1-2 onions, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled, chopped
  • 2 carrots, quartered lengthwise, chopped
  • 1 ½ cups long-grain rice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  •  3 ½ cups hot chicken stock (make with 3 teaspoons chicken stock powder)
  • 2 cups chopped beans, courgettes, broccoli or other green vegetables
  • paprika and extra cumin
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Set oven to 210°C, or 200°C (fan-bake), and select a baking or roasting pan just big enough to hold chicken pieces in one layer (about 24cm x 30cm). Pat chicken pieces dry, and brown both sides in oil in a large, preheated frying pan.

    2 Remove chicken and set aside. Place onions, garlic, carrots and rice in frying pan. Cook over a moderate heat until rice is milky-white. Stir in cumin and oregano, then cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat.

    3 Add stock and season with salt (if desired), then pour rice mixture into prepared baking pan. Stir green vegetables into rice. Arrange chicken pieces on top, best side up.

    4 Sprinkle chicken with paprika and extra cumin. Bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes until rice is tender (with all the liquid absorbed) and chicken juices run clear when pierced to the bone. Serve immediately.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use a gluten-free brand of stock.

    HFG tip

    If chicken pieces do not cover all the rice in your baking pan, place foil over uncovered rice (but not over chicken).

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