photo: niftyrecipe.com Oven Baked Chicken and Rice with Vegetables

Oven Baked Chicken and Rice with Vegetables

We prepare a tasty, fragrant and satisfying dish – rice with chicken and vegetables in the oven. For the recipe, we will use onions, bell peppers, carrots and celery stalks. You can also use pod beans, corn, green peas, leeks, small inflorescences of Brussels or cauliflower. Rice by this recipe is very friable, spicy and has a rich taste. This dish will be tasty for both children and adults.
60 min
6 servings


Ingredients

  • Rice
    375 g
  • Chicken fillet
    300 g
  • Water
    750 ml
  • Carrot
    1 pcs
  • Onion
    1 pcs
  • Stalk of celery
    1 pcs
  • Red bell pepper
    0,5 pcs
  • Garlic
    3 clove
  • Vegetable oil
    3-4 tbsp
  • Dill
    - to taste
  • Parsley
    - to taste
  • Salt
    - to taste
  • Black pepper
    - to taste
  • Bay leaf
    2 pcs



Steps

  • 1. Wash and dry chicken fillet thoroughly with napkins from excess moisture. Clear meat from films and fat, cut the fillets into small pieces of the same size.
  • 2. Put cut chicken fillet into a frying pan with preheated vegetable oil. Periodically stirring, fry the meat until golden crust on medium heat. Then transfer the roasted chicken into a deep fire-resistant dish.
  • 3. Meantime, clean the onion from the husks and cut into cubes.
  • 4. Finely cut the celery at straws. Clear a half of the Bulgarian pepper from the seeds and cut into cubes.
  • 5. Wash, peel and grind the carrots on a grater with large holes.
  • 6. Transfer prepared vegetables to the pan with the remaining vegetable oil. Stirring, pass the vegetables until soft on a small fire.
  • 7. Add the cooked vegetables in a heat resistant saucepan with pieces of roasted chicken fillet.
  • 8. Carefully wash the white rice under running water. Add it to the pan to the rest of the ingredients.
  • 9. Salt and season the resulting mixture with spices. For the fragrance, add a few cleaned garlic cloves and a bay leaf.
  • 10. Bring 750 ml of purified water to boil. Pour boiling water into rice with chicken and vegetables. Mix the ingredients. Cover the pan with a lid or food foil, place it on the middle level of the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. After 35-40 minutes, rice with chicken and vegetables will be completely ready.
  • 11. Serve it hot, decorate with fresh herbs.
  • 12. Bon Appetit!