Oven Baked Chicken and Rice
Recipe Ingredients:
- 5 chicken thigh fillets, bone in, skin OFF (Note 1)
- 1 onion, chopped (brown, white or yellow)
- 2 cloves garlic (large), minced
- 2tbsp/ kisan canola cooking oil
- 1 1/2 cups / 270 g long grain white rice (Note 3)
- 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml chicken broth/stock, warmed
- 1 1/4 / 312 ml cups water, hot (tap is fine)
- Chicken Rub (Note 2):
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Black pepper
Recipe Method:
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- 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 35 minutes. Remove foil then bake for a further 15 minutes.
- Stand for 5 minutes, then remove chicken and fluff up rice. Serve and enjoy!