4.7 from 48 votes
One-Pot Italian Tomato Chicken and Rice
One-Pot Italian chicken and rice meal is ready in 45 minutes. So easy to prepare you won't believe it when it's ready to eat AND all in one pan!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 332 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 chicken thigh cutlets
- 4 drumsticks
- 1 red onion cut into 8 wedges
- 1 red capsicum/bell pepper deseeded and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic smashed with the back of a knife
- ½ cup pitted olives
- ½ cup sundried tomato strips in oil
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ cup fresh parsley , finely chopped
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 14 oz can chopped tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock (or 1 ½ cups water + 1 tablespoon vegetable stock powder)
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese to serve
- chopped parsley to serve
Instructions
- Heat oven to 200c | 400F. Heat the oil in a large, shallow ovenproof cast iron skillet/or pan. Add the chicken and fry for 3-4 mins on medium-high heat. Turn and fry again until golden all over.
- Add the onion, red capsicum/peppers and garlic and fry for about 3 mins or until lightly golden and onion is transparent.
- Transfer the chicken onto a plate; stir the olives, sundried tomato strips, basil, oregano, parsley and rice into the pan; allow the rice to soak up all the juices.
- Return the chicken pieces back to the pan on top of the rice; add the tomatoes and stock. Bring everything to the boil, rotate the chicken in the sauce before transferring to the oven.
- Cover with foil and allow to bake for about 40 minutes (depending on your oven) until the rice has softened. Remove cover and change oven settings to grill/broil on medium heat; grill/broil for a further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is crispy and golden.
- Season with a little salt to taste and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese (optional).
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Notes
- Searing chicken before baking locks in all the succulent juices and flavours, as well as crisps up the outside, because who wants to eat dry flavourless chicken? Not me!
Nutrition Information
Calories
332kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
580mg
(24%)
Potassium
710mg
(20%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1.621IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
69mg
(77%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 332kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 580mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 710mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1.621IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 69mg | 77% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.