# Mediterranean Chicken and Rice Skillet

A high-protein meal that combines chicken with rice and a refreshing Mediterranean salad, topped with yogurt.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 tsp olive oil
- pinches salt
- pepper
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- pinches salt
- pepper
- red onion
- Kaizen rice
- 0.5 red onion
- 2 Persian cucumbers
- 1 green pepper
- 3 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 oz feta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 lemon
- 1.5 tsp sumac
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp thick yogurt
- sumac

## Instructions

1. Drizzle chicken thighs with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
2. Blend fresh basil, garlic, lemon juice, tomato paste, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper in a food processor.
3. Toss the chicken in the marinade and let sit for 1–6 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 425°F.
5. Spray a cast iron pan with avocado oil, add chicken & diced red onion and roast for 35–39 mins
6. Make a quick salad with finely diced red onion, Persian cucumbers, green pepper, chopped parsley, feta, olive oil, lemon, sumac, salt & pepper.
7. Cook your favorite rice.
8. Add a serving of rice, roasted chicken, salad, thick yogurt, sprinkle with sumac

## Equipment

- bowl
- food processor
- oven
- cast iron pan

## Tips

- Chicken thighs are marinated with fresh basil, garlic, lemon juice, and tomato paste.
- High-protein, low-carb Kaizen rice is used, but any rice can be substituted.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZP1HmOyjB80?si=oFnP8vGbpmHSiEpg
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/03de54fc-ebd0-4053-a222-219656529945
- Extracted: 2025-05-30

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