Healthy Recipe

Baked Chicken and Rice

Recipe By:
Joshh
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  • Total Time 70 min Ico-add
  • Yield 4 Servings
  • Level Easy

Delicious and filling, this nutritious baked chicken and rice recipe makes a great entree for four and is quick and easy to prepare.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 whole fryer/broiler chicken, cut into pieces (or buy chicken parts)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups shelled fresh green peas
  • Pimiento strips
  • Pitted ripe olives
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place chicken, skin side up, in an ungreased 13 by 9 by 2 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika; bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
  2. 2. Heat broth to boiling. Remove chicken and drain fat from dish. Mix the broth, rice, onion, garlic, oregano, turmeric, bay leaf and peas in baking dish; top with the chicken.
  3. 3. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 30 minutes or until the rice has absorbed the liquid and the thickest pieces of the chicken are cooked through.
  4. 4. Remove the bay leaf. Top with pimiento strips and olives; serve.