Chicken and Brown Rice

Chicken and Brown Rice is a great dish for the whole family, this all-in-one meal is a smart way to use up the vegetables you probably already have on hand. Cooking the chicken, onion, and celery together creates a flavorful base for the rice to simmer in. You can change the vegetables according to your taste and choice.

Recipe Source: Marthastewart

Chicken and Brown Rice

Ingredients:

1. Skin-on chicken thighs – 4 (6 to 8 ounces each)
2. Brown rice – 1 cup (soaked for 20 min)
3. Olive oil – 1 tbsp
4. Garlic cloves – 2 chopped
5. Coarse salt – to taste
6. Ground pepper – to taste
7. Large onion – 1 (cut into 8 wedges)
8. Celery stalks – 2 (cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces)
9. Medium carrots – 2 (cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces)
10. Bay leaf – 1
11. Green chilies – 2 chopped

Method:

• Heat up oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high.
• Then apply salt and pepper on chicken and put it in the pot, skin side down.
• Cook until golden brown on both sides, 10 to 12 minutes total.
• Now add garlic, onion and celery on chicken.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes.
• Add carrots, bay leaf, green chilies and 2 cups of water.
• Now add rice and season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
• Cover and cook until rice absorbs almost all the liquid.
• Leave on dum for 10 minutes, then serve.