Easy Chicken and Rice Recipe

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Easy Chicken and Rice
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Ingredients
7
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Nutrition
228
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken thighs , brined if possible ( cooking time is
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups brown rice , unrinsed
  • 2 1/2 cups water or 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tsp salt , to taste
  • 1/2-1 tsp pepper , to taste

Directions:

  1. To make the brine combine 1 qt cold water and 1/4 cup salt in a 2 qt or larger bowl or pitcher. Stir to dissolve the salt.
  2. Add the chicken thighs to the brine and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drain the chicken and either use immediately or store covered in the refrigerator until ready to cook.
  3. Dry the chicken. Trim any excess skin and remove the fat on top and between the muscles on the underside. Season heavily with pepper on both sides, pulling back the skin to season the top. Season with salt heavily if unbrined.
  4. Heat a heavy pot to medium and brown the chicken skin side down until dark brown. Lightly brown the underside of the chicken. Remove the chicken from the pot and pour off all but 1/2 T of the grease from the pot.
  5. Remove the skin and any remaining fat from the chicken. Wrap each thigh in paper towels and squeeze to degrease.
  6. With the pot on medium, add the onion and sautee until softened. If needed, add 1/4 cup water if the fond (the brown bits on the pan bottom) begins to burn.
  7. Add the water or stock and deglaze the pan. Add the rice. Nestle the chicken, face up, into the rice and water. Bring to a simmer. Add the thyme.
  8. Turn the chicken over about half way through cooking. Simmer covered until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes. Add the salt to taste and gently stir.
  9. Serve with a whole thigh angled on top of a bed of rice. Sprinkle with chopped fresh thyme if desired.
  10. With any leftovers I shred the chicken into large pieces and mix with the rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 227.85 Kcal (954 kJ)
Calories from fat 16.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.81g 3%
Sodium 590.4mg 25%
Potassium 219.27mg 5%
Total Carbs 47.94g 16%
Sugars 1.7g 7%
Dietary Fiber 3.71g 15%
Protein 4.49g 9%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 3%
Iron 1.5mg 9%
Calcium 34.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 96.12 Kcal (402 kJ)
Calories from fat 6.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.76g 3%
Sodium 249.05mg 25%
Potassium 92.5mg 5%
Total Carbs 20.22g 16%
Sugars 0.72g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.57g 15%
Protein 1.89g 9%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 9%
Calcium 14.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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