Chicken in the oven with rice

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
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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
1. 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.
2. Preheat the oven to 180ºC / (350ºF).
3. Bake the chicken until start to turn golden, about 45 to 50 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
4. 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.
5. 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