Chicken in the oven with rice Recipe

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Easy and simple to prepare this chicken in the oven with rice is ideal for a dinner with family or friends !! Don’t waste time, bon appetit!!

Chicken in the oven with rice on a baking dish

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN IN THE OVEN WITH RICE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

● Chicken
● Margarine
● Thyme
● Pepper
● Lemon juice
● Nutmeg
● Garlic
● Paprika
● Olive oil
● White wine
● Salt
● Rice
● Bay leaf
● Onion
● Green pepper
● Red pepper

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN IN THE OVEN WITH RICE

Rub the chicken pieces with margarine and place on a baking pan. Season with a little salt, lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, chopped garlic, paprika and thyme. Drizzle with olive oil and white wine and marinate for 1 hour. Bake the chicken until start to turn golden, about 45 to 50 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.

For the rice: Meanwhile, place the olive oil, chopped onion, the peppers cut into strips and the bay leaf in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden. Add the rice and season with some salt. Stir and fry the rice for 1 minute. Pour the water (twice the rice volume), stir and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook for about 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and serve the chicken with the rice. Bon appetit!!!

Chicken in the oven with rice

Easy and simple to prepare this chicken in the oven with rice is ideal for a dinner with family or friends !! Don’t waste time, bon appetit!!

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Category:Chicken, Main dishes, Meat, Recipes, Rice, Traditional Portuguese recipes

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4

Prep Time:10 m

Cook Time:50 m

Total Time:1:55 h

Ingredients

1.5 kg / (3 1/3 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
2 tablespoons margarine
Thyme (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Juice of one lemon
Nutmeg (to taste)
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon paprika
100 ml / (6 3/4 tablespoons) olive oil
100 ml / (6 3/4 tablespoons) white wine
Salt (to taste)

For the rice:

250 grams / (8 3/4 ounces) rice
50 ml / (3 1/3 tablespoons) olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 medium onion
1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
Salt (to taste)

Directions

Rub the chicken pieces with margarine and place on a baking pan. Season with a little salt, lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, chopped garlic, paprika and thyme. Drizzle with olive oil and white wine and marinate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC / (350ºF).
Bake the chicken until start to turn golden, about 45 to 50 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
For the rice:
Meanwhile, place the olive oil, chopped onion, the peppers cut into strips and the bay leaf in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden. Add the rice and season with some salt. Stir and fry the rice for 1 minute. Pour the water (twice the rice volume), stir and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook for about 10 minutes.
Turn off the oven and serve the chicken with the rice.

Chicken in the oven with rice

Nutrition facts

Serves 4

Per Serving:

% DAILY VALUE

Calories 1194

Total Fat 53 g(82%)

Saturated Fat 9.5 g(47%)

Cholesterol 289 mg(96%)

Sodium 387 mg(16%)

Total Carbohydrate 56 g(19%)

Protein 114 g