One-Pot Chicken and Rice
Tender chicken and fluffy rice simmered together in one pot, seasoned with garlic alongside the salt and rested off heat before serving - letting the pot rest covered for a few minutes after cooking is what lets the rice finish steaming evenly instead of staying wet at the bottom.
⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings
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Ingredients
- •4 chicken thighs
- •1 1/2 cups rice
- •1 onion, diced
- •2 cloves garlic, minced
- •3 cups chicken broth
- •2 tbsp vegetable oil
- •Salt to taste
- •Pepper to taste
Steps
- 1.Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then sear in oil in a large pot until browned; set aside.
- 2.Sauté the onion and garlic in the same pot until softened.
- 3.Stir in the rice and chicken broth, then nestle the chicken back into the pot.
- 4.Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through.
- 5.Remove from heat and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes before serving - resting lets the rice finish steaming evenly instead of staying wet at the bottom.