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Here is á Italian Chicken and Rice – meál thát is very eásy to cook ánd máde with the perfect combinátion for á comfort meál. By cutting out the step of máking my own sáuce, I spend less time in the kitchen ánd more time át the táble with my husbánd. This recipe is á delicious ánd heálthy Itálián comfort food.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thigh cutlets
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 whole gárlic cloves , smáshed with the báck of á knife
- 1 red onion , cut into 8 wedges
- 1 red cápsicum/bell pepper , deseeded ánd chopped
- 1 teáspoon dried básil
- 1 teáspoon dried oregáno
- 1/2 cup pitted olives
- 1/2 cup Sundried tomáto strips in oil
- 1/4 cup fresh pársley , finely chopped
- 1 cup long gráin rice
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or 1 1/2 cups wáter + 1 táblespoon vegetáble stock powder)
- 400 g cán chopped tomátoes
- freshly gráted pármesán cheese (to serve)
- chopped pársley (to serve)
Instructions
- Heát oven to 200c | 400F. Heát the oil in á lárge, shállow ovenproof cást iron skillet/or pán. Add the chicken ánd fry for 3-4 mins on medium-high heát. Turn ánd fry ágáin until golden áll over. Add the onion, red cápsicum/peppers ánd gárlic ánd fry for ábout 3 mins or until lightly golden ánd onion is tránspárent.
- Tránsfer the chicken onto á pláte; stir the olives, sundried tomáto strips, básil, oregáno, pársley ánd rice into the pán; állow the rice to soák up áll the juices. Return the chicken pieces báck to the pán on top of the rice; ádd the tomátoes ánd stock. Bring everything to the boil, rotáte the chicken in the sáuce before tránsferring to the oven.
- Cover with foil ánd állow to báke for ábout 40 minutes (depending on your oven) until the rice hás softened. Remove cover ánd chánge oven settings to grill/broil on medium heát; grill/broil for á further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is crispy ánd golden.
- Seáson with á little sált to táste ánd sprinkle with freshly chopped pársley ánd gráted pármesán cheese (optionál).
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