Mom’s Roasted Chicken and Rice

Flavorful and Buttery Greek-Inspired Dish
Flavorful and Buttery Greek-Inspired Dish
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Ingredients

6 pieces of Chicken skin-on, bone-in, cleaned and patted dry
3 cups White rice rinsed
6 cups Chicken broth or water
2 Carrots peeled and finely chopped
2 stalks Celery finely chopped
2 Onion finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic minced
4 tbsp Olive oil plus a little more if needed for browning meat
2 tbsp Butter
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
For the Chicken Rub:
3 tsp Ground paprika
2 tsp Dried thyme
2 tsp Garlic powder
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tsp Black pepper

Nutritional information

515
calories
15,2g
fat
80,8g
carbohydrates
12,2g
protein
10mg
cholesterol
815mg
sodium
Ingredients
  • For the Chicken Rub:

Mom’s Roasted Chicken and Rice

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Do you come from a family culture of Sunday lunches? Well this is my Mom’s Roasted Chicken and Rice recipe and I cannot believe it’s taken me this long to share it with you. A classic roast of chicken on the bone pieces in a casserole dish with rice, carrots, celery, onions and garlic. No slaving away over different pots, saute chicken and veg then put it all together in one dish for easy prep and easier clean up! 

To make Mom’s Roasted Chicken and Rice, you will need the following ingredients:

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Steps to make Mom’s Roasted Chicken and Rice

1

Preheat oven

5

Preheat the oven to 350 °F.

2

Rub chicken in spices

3

In a mixing bowl, combine 3 teaspoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of dried thyme, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of onion powder and 1 teaspoon of black pepper then rub over 6 pieces of cleaned and dried chicken to coat.

3

Brown chicken

7

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and working in batches, cook the chicken pieces for a few minutes to brown on both sides. Set aside.

4

Sauté vegetables

10

In a medium pot over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil then add 2 finely chopped carrots, 2 finely chopped celery stalks, 2 finely chopped onions and 2 cloves of minced garlic. Sauté for about 10 minutes until soft and browned. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

5

Add rice

3

Add 3 cups of rinsed rice and sauté for another few minutes.

6

Add liquid

2

Pour in 6 cups of broth or water along with any of the cooking juice from the chicken and heat through but not to boiling.

7

Bake

55

Transfer to a baking dish and place the browned chicken pieces on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes then remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes until all the liquid is cooked away, the rice is soft and the chicken is cooked and golden.

8

Serve

Serve hot and enjoy!

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Recipe Reviews

Average Rating:
(4.8)
Total Reviews: 13
Aiyanna Nau

Extremely flavorful and goes great with just about any side dish, i went with some cheesy garlic bread :)

Brisa Maceyko

Swapped out rice for sweet potatoes soooo good.

Dalia Dailey

Nicely done would've never thought to combine these ingridents on my own it turned out magnificent.

Neveah Newhauser

Despite all the vegetables I actually managed to get my kids to eat this haha, delicious!!!

Belinda Greenfield

There' s a lot going on in the ingrident list wish it was a bit shorter to save money but nonetheless was a great meal.

Clover Housley

Chicken was dry and brittle going to try again.

Ivana Canidate

Halved the recipe was yummy and simple enough for a rookie chief.

Eisley Bismark

Delicious gluten free chicken recipe, loved every bite of it.

Cassie Guin

Made this yesterday for our grill out picnic it's a winner for sure the taste is heaven sent.

Caleigh Gutshall

A little on the spicy side but nothing I couldn't handle, very tasty.

Pyper Albakri

By god this was spicy!! Ultra delicious and strong tasting too not sure if my mom ever made roasted chicken like this but happy to find it heh.

Lorena Klauser

Can't wait to try this out with some yellow rice a bit of lemon and cheese..mm perfectio!

Athina

Well done! Thanks for sharing!

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