Lemon Garlic Chicken and Rice
Chicken cooked on top of garlicky rice in one pan, finished with lemon. Complete dinner, one pan.
Easy · 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- 1.5 cups long-grain rice
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 4 cloves garlic
- Lemon juice and zest
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper
Steps
- Season chicken with paprika, salt, pepper. Sear skin-side down in pan 5 minutes.
- Remove chicken. Sauté garlic in same pan 1 minute.
- Add rice. Stir to coat in oil.
- Add stock and lemon juice. Place chicken on top skin-side up.
- Cover and cook 20 minutes on low heat.
- Rest 5 minutes. Add lemon zest. Serve.
Why this works
Rice cooks in the same liquid that carries all the chicken flavor. One pan means the flavors meld completely.