This baked hen and rice recipe has received the hearts of individuals everywhere in the world! buttery garlic rice and juicy baked hen thighs, cooked collectively in the identical skillet in lower than 10 minutes to prep.
The rice absorbs the juices from the hen because it cooks, including numerous taste. It is like cooking rice with home made broth!
hen and rice recipe
This hen and rice recipe has been a reader favourite for therefore lengthy, I believed it was time to replace it with a significantly better video and pictures!
readers inform me they find it irresistible as a result of:
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it is a one-plate dinner: raw rice and hen are cooked collectively on the identical time;
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Completely hands-off: Not like cooking rice on the range, which requires extra consideration, simply pop the pan into the oven, set the timer, and go;
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fast to organize: energetic preparation time is lower than 10 minutes; and
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it’s very, very scrumptious!
the hen is extremely tasty…however the star of this recipe is the garlic butter rice!
so that is what you get on this hen and rice recipe: juicy seasoned hen…
…. and fluffy rice. garlic butter rice, too!
(and ps, for all you rice snobs on the market: this rice is fluffy and completely cooked, not soggy and mushy such as you would possibly count on. the trick is pouring sizzling liquids over the raw rice – provides it an enormous edge in cooking! the oven!)
what you want for this baked hen and rice
that is what you want:
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Bone-in, skin-on hen thighs are finest for this recipe as a result of they take the identical period of time to cook dinner within the oven as rice—50 minutes complete. nevertheless, we take away the pores and skin as a result of in any other case the fats will drip into the rice because it cooks, making it too greasy. it is easy: easy and takes 5 seconds per hen.
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Raw White Rice: Any “common” white rice will work nicely right here (plain, long-grain, short-grain, jasmine, basmati). steer clear of specialty rices like paella or risotto rice—they cook dinner otherwise within the oven. brown rice simply wants extra liquid and must be cooked a bit longer; directions are within the recipe;
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hen seasoning: be happy to make use of no matter seasoning you may have available, pre-mixed, or swap out the spices I’ve used;
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butter, garlic & onion taste base – this kinds the flavour base for the rice and as a result of this recipe is all about comfort, we “saute them within the oven” – fancy phrase for simply throwing all of it in a pan and bake it as an alternative of sautéing it on the range! see pictures beneath and fast recipe video.
make baked hen and rice
and here is do it. the primary 2 steps beneath are the “oven sauté” of the onion and garlic talked about above. That is what provides rice that tremendous buttery garlic taste!
the rice is outrageously good. it is buttery and garlicky, it is tender however not mushy (I am of Japanese descent, all Asians are snobs relating to rice ). it has all the flavour of the juices from the hen and has crispy bits across the edges that I simply wish to take away and have all of it to myself!
what to serve with hen and rice
add a big leafy salad on the facet with the dressing of your selection (balsamic dressing and honey mustard dressing are in fixed rotation in my life today). or add some steamed greens and toss with a salad dressing whereas sizzling. They will take in the dressing and make in any other case somewhat boring steamed greens infinitely extra fascinating!
oh, and within the video, you will see this 4-minute dip as a urged additional. You do not want a sauce for this as a result of the rice tastes nice and the hen is juicy. however you probably have time, the sauce will prime it!
dinner simply bought really easy. take pleasure in! – nagi xx
see do it
Baked hen and rice recipe video!
Baked Chicken and Rice Initially posted March 2019, up to date April 2020 with added enhanced pictures, movies, and step pictures. no adjustments to the recipe – I would not dare, readers find it irresistible as is!
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she was squinting so I lent her my sun shades 😂
and flashback to the unique publication date of this recipe, when dozer was recovering from knee surgical procedure:
capped and splurged on a ramp – I bought uninterested in carrying an 80lb/40kg canine in and out of the automotive a number of instances a day…
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