All-in-one chicken pilaf bake

Name: All-in-one chicken pilaf bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 green shallots, thinly sliced; 270g (1 1/3 cups) basmati rice; 40g nuttlex, melted; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; Chicken Stock; 1/2 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp paprika; 6 chicken thigh cutlets (skin on); 1/2 lemon, cut into wedges; 2 tbs chopped coriander

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:50min

This recipe could not be easier, and the little effort you do put in will be well worth it! Throw this in the oven when you get home from work and the family will be feasting on juicy chicken and tender, buttery rice in no time

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:14:40 GMT

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Ingredients

5 servings

½ tspground coriander

½ tspground cumin

½ tsppaprika

6chicken thigh cutlets

skin on

0.5lemon

cut into wedges

2 Tbscoriander

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Reserve some of the green part of the shallot. Combine the rice, butter, garlic and remaining shallot in a 23 x 28cm, 4cm-deep roasting pan. Carefully pour the chicken stock over the rice mixture and stir until combined.

Step 2

Place the ground coriander, cumin and paprika in a small bowl and stir until combined. Sprinkle the chicken with the spice mix. Season. Nestle chicken, skin-side up, in the rice mixture. Arrange lemon wedges around chicken.

Step 3

Bake for 25 minutes. Use a skewer or chopstick to stir the rice between the chicken and around the edges of the pan. Bake for a further 20-25 minutes or liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Sprinkle with chopped coriander and reserved shallot to serve.