How To Make One Pan Tomato Basil Chicken and Rice
Whip up this hassle-free chicken and rice meal for dinner tonight! It’s got flavorful tastes of fresh tomatoes, basil, and tender chicken for a hearty dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6chicken thighs,skin on, bone in
- 1tbspolive oil
- 2garlic cloves,chopped
- 1onion,diced
- 1red bell pepper,capsicum, deseeded and chopped
- ⅓cupsun dried tomato strips in oil,chopped, optional
- 1⅓cupslong grain rice,uncooked, rinsed
- 14.5ozcrushed tomatoes,1 tin, with liquid
- 1¾cupschicken broth,or chicken stock
- 2tspsalt,adjust to your taste
- ½tsppepper,adjust to your taste
- 1tspdried basil
- ¼cupfresh basil leaves,chopped, plus extra to serve
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C | 400 degrees F.
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Heat the oil in a large, deep ovenproof cast iron skillet or pan of over 30-centimeters or 12-inches.
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Add the chicken, skin side down, then sear them for 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high heat.
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Turn each thigh, then sear until golden all over. Transfer the chicken onto a warm plate.
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Add the garlic, then fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
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Add the onion and red bell peppers, then fry for about 3 minutes or until the onion is transparent.
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Stir in the sun dried tomatoes, rice, crushed tomatoes and chicken broth.
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Season with salt, pepper and dried basil.
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Bring to a simmer, then allow the rice to soak up the tomato.
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Place the chicken thighs, skin side up, over rice.
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Bring to the boil, then rotate the chicken in the tomato sauce to coat.
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cover with foil, then transfer it to preheated oven to bake for 40 minutes, or until the rice has softened and absorbed the liquid and the chicken is cooked through.
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Stir through an extra ¼ cup of water to the rice, if needed.
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Remove the cover, then change the oven settings to broil or grill on medium heat.
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Broil or grill for a further 8 to 10 minutes or until the chicken is crispy and golden.
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Season with extra salt to taste, then sprinkle with freshly chopped basil.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 767.74kcal
- Fat: 47.83g
- Saturated Fat: 10.28g
- Trans Fat: 0.21g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 23.23g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 10.66g
- Carbohydrates: 44.53g
- Fiber: 2.75g
- Sugar: 5.90g
- Protein: 38.27g
- Cholesterol: 191.24mg
- Sodium: 999.98mg
- Calcium: 64.26mg
- Potassium: 800.89mg
- Iron: 3.00mg
- Vitamin A: 86.51µg
- Vitamin C: 33.80mg
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