Oven Baked Chicken and Rice
Oven Baked Chicken and Rice is a delicious and easy one-pan meal made entirely in the oven, featuring buttery, garlicky rice and juicy chicken thighs.
Equipment
- baking dish
Ingredients
Chicken and Rice Ingredients
- 5 thighs bone-in chicken thigh fillets, skin removed
- 1 piece onion, chopped brown, white or yellow
- 2 cloves garlic, minced large
- 2 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 1.5 cups uncooked white rice
- 1.5 cups hot chicken broth/stock I microwave
- 1.25 cups hot water tap is fine
Chicken Rub
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
- 0.75 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
Optional Garnish
- oil spray
- fresh thyme leaves or finely chopped parsley
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
- Scatter onion and garlic in a baking dish, then place butter in the centre. Bake for 15 minutes, checking at 12 minutes and mixing if some bits are browning too much.
- Meanwhile, mix together Chicken Rub. Sprinkle on both sides of the chicken.
- Remove baking dish from the oven. Add rice then mix.
- Place chicken on rice. Then pour chicken broth and water around the chicken.
- Cover with foil, then bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil, spray chicken with oil if desired, then bake for a further 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
- Stand for 5 minutes, then remove chicken and fluff up rice. Garnish with parsley or thyme if desired, serve and enjoy!
Notes
If scaling recipe up, use multiple pans. For scaling down, use a smaller pan. Bone-in thighs is best for cooking evenly with rice and remaining juicy.
Nutrition
Serving: 318gCalories: 574kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 28gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 153mgSodium: 766mgPotassium: 448mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 255IUVitamin C: 6.6mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1.9mg
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