One Pan Oven Baked Chicken and Rice

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One Pan Oven Baked Chicken and Rice

A delicious combination of perfectly cooked chicken thighs, fluffy rice and sweet roasted peppers, flavoured with saffron, paprika and oregano. And the best part? This easy peasy Spanish-inspired Oven Baked Chicken and Rice is all cooked in one pan.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 onions cut into wedges / 8ths
  • 3 peppers mix of colours, cut into 2x2cm pieces (¾x¾inch)
  • 8 garlic cloves peeled and halved
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 teaspoons sweet paprika (or smoked, if you prefer)
  • 8 chicken thighs skin on and bone in
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 250 g long grain rice (see Note 1)
  • 1 chicken stock cube (I use Kallo organic)
  • Big pinch of saffron (optional but highly recommended!)
  • 750 ml boiling water
  • Chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
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Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark7 / 425F.
  2. Place the onion wedges, pepper pieced, garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 teaspoons paprika in a roasting dish. Use your hands (or a large spoon) to mix everything together.
  3. Place the chicken thighs on top of the vegetables, drizzle the remaining olive oil over the chicken skins and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, the remaining 1 teaspoon of paprika and the oregano. Use your hands to rub all this into the chicken skins.
  4. Place the roasting tin in your preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, crumble your stock cube into a large jug, add a big pinch of saffron and pour in 750ml boiling water. Stir and set aside for later.
  6. After the 15 minutes is up, remove the roasting tin from the oven and place on a heatproof surface.
  7. Turn the chicken thighs in the juices and remove to a plate. Add the rice into the dish and pour in the chicken stock. Mix the veggies, rice and stock to ensure everything is well combined.
  8. Next, place the chicken thighs back on top of the rice and push down slightly, so they are partly submerged, but the skins should be above the stock. Tip any juices from the plate into the roasting tin.
  9. Place the roasting tin back in the oven and cook for a further 35 minutes.
  10. (Optional: after 15-20 minutes remove and turn the chicken in the juices – this will give the chicken extra flavour and make the skins extra delicious! You can also use this as an opportunity to push down any veggies that are getting too brown.)
  11. After the full 35 minutes is up, remove – check the rice is cooked to your liking (see Note 1) – and serve – either on its own or with a side salad.

Notes

  • Cooking time will depend on the specific brand of long grain rice you use. Typically in British supermarkets you will find the standard long grain white rice is ‘easy cook’. I use Tesco Easy Cook Long Grain Rice, which yields perfectly cooked fluffy rice when cooked as above. Tesco advise cooking their long grain rice for 15 minutes. If your brand’s instructions advise you to cook the rice for longer than this, you may need to cook this dish for longer and/or use more stock to achieve perfectly fluffy rice.
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 713kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 34g (52%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Monounsaturated Fat 16g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 128mg (43%) Sodium 368mg (15%) Potassium 697mg (20%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 1317IU (26%) Vitamin C 80mg (89%) Calcium 82mg (8%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 713 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 713kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Monounsaturated Fat 16g 80%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 128mg 43%
Sodium 368mg 15%
Potassium 697mg 15%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 1317IU 26%
Vitamin C 80mg 89%
Calcium 82mg 8%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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