
Oven Baked Chicken & Rice
Equipment
- Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 5 Chicken thighs bone in peel off skin
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 tbsp Butter or olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups Rice white uncooked (270g)
- 1 1/2 cups Chicken Stock hot (375 ml)
- 1 1/4 cups Water hot (315 ml) (tap is fine)
Chicken Rub
- 1 tsp Paprika Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Black Pepper freshly ground
Optional Garnish
- Oil spray
- Fresh thyme leaves or finely chopped parsley •
Instructions
- Preheat oven to180°C/350°F. •
- Scatter onion and garlic in a baking dish (about 10 x 15" / 25 x 35 cm), then place butter in the centre.
- Bake for 15 minutes(check at 12 minutes, mix 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 (optional, gives chicken nicer finish), 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.
If scaling recipe down, use a smaller pan.
Oven Baked Chicken & Rice