Easy Chicken Thighs And Rice One Pot Meal Food

30-MINUTE STOVE TOP CHICKEN AND RICE (ONE POT)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid (I use a cast iron pan). Cook the onion for a few minutes until softened.
• Add the chicken and brown for a couple of minutes on each side on a medium high heat (optional).
• Remove the chicken from the pan to a plate (if you decided to brown it), then add the rice to the onions left in the pan. Stir to moisten the grains of rice.
• Nestle the chicken back in with the rice / onions, then grind over plenty of salt and pepper.
• Pour the chicken broth / stock, white wine (if using) and water over the chicken and rice. Sprinkle in the generous pinch of saffron, then put the lid on the pot and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until the rice is cooked and most of the cooking liquid has been absorbed.
• Season again to taste and serve sprinkled with the fresh parsley.

ONE-POT CRISPY CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken thighs evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Place chicken skin-side down in the Dutch oven; cook undisturbed until golden crisp and easily released from the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip chicken and cook for 3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be cooked through at this point.
• Add butter to the drippings and melt. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook for 1 minute. Add rice; cook, stirring to coat grains in drippings and lightly toast, about 1 minute. Stir in 3 cups stock and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Place the chicken thighs over the rice.
• Bake in the preheated oven until all liquid has been absorbed and chicken is cooked through, 45 to 55 minutes. Add remaining stock if liquid is absorbed before rice and chicken are cooked through. Sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon juice over the top.

EASY CHICKEN THIGHS AND RICE ONE POT MEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan or casserole.
• Remove skin and excess fat from the chicken thighs.
• Dice onion and celery and sautee in 3 TB of butter until softening, then add the asparagus and garlic and continue to saute for a couple more minutes, then add the drained diced tomatoes. If you prefer you can use the juice from the tomatoes, but reduce stock by that amount.
• Deglaze pan with 2 cups of the chicken stock or a combination of the stock and tomato juice.
• Add Italian Seasoning, garlic powder, onion salt, celery salt and salt and pepper.
• Stir in 1 cup of long grain white rice, and pour all into the prepared pan.
• Top the rice/veggie mixture with the chicken thighs, sprinkle with paprika and Bake for 45 minutes.