I love a good one pot meal, especially on a week night where the last thing I want to do after work is spend all night cooking a meal for two. I made this one pot chicken thighs and rice dish for dinner last night using whatever I had in the fridge and pantry.
It turned out great and we had plenty of leftovers to use for lunch or to repurpose into a soup. I had chicken thighs on hand and I used those but you could use any poultry (preferably bones in), sausage, prawns or even portobello mushrooms!
Side note, the leftovers were soooo good the next day! It’s like the spices had some extra time to work their magic. What a yummy lunch!
A delicious and easy one pot chicken and rice dish you can make after a busy day at the office or whip up for impromptu guests!
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Keyword
chicken and rice, one pot, one pot meal
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings6people
Ingredients
Ingredients
1package of chicken thighsI had 8 thighs in this case, skin on, bone in, patted dry
2yellow and red bell pepperssliced
1jalapenoseeds discard and chopped
Half a yellow onionfinely chopped
3clovesgarlicfinely chopped
2cupssliced mushroomscan be either cremini or button
Kosher salt and black pepper
2tbspcumin
2tbsppaprika
1tspred pepper flakes
1tbsporegano
1box of yellow riceagain you can use whatever you have on hand
1 ½cupschicken stock
2tbspcoconut oil
Instructions
Instructions
Heat up the skillet with the coconut oil. Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika and cumin. Place skin side down on the skillet. Cook for 5-7 minutes until browned and flip over for a couple more minutes. Remove from pan.
Discard majority of the rendered fat and add the onions, peppers, jalapeno and mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes, add garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes.
Add chicken stock and rice and scrape the good brown bits of flavour on the bottom of the pan.
Add back the chicken to the pot and place the lid on top turning the heat down to simmer.
Simmer away for 35-40 minutes until chicken is cooked and rice is fluffy. Serve and enjoy!
I love one pot meals! Thanks for the recipe!
I love the minimal cleanup!
I love one pot meals! Thanks for the recipe!
I love the minimal cleanup!
That’s my food 🙂 I love chicken and rice 🙂
That’s my food 🙂 I love chicken and rice 🙂