Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

Name: Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 bone-in skin on chicken thighs; 1 tsp olive oil; 2 generous pinches salt; 2 generous pinches fresh cracked pepper; 1 large handful basil; 5 garlic cloves; 1 large lemon; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; 1 red onion; 4 servings kaizen rice; 0.5 red onion; 2 Persian cucumbers; 1 green pepper; 3 tbsp parsley; 1 ounce feta; 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 lemon; 1.5 tsp sumac; 1 generous pinch salt; 1 generous pinch pepper; 4 tbsp thick greek yogurt

40m

Serves 4

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Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

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40m

Serves 4

Directions

1Place 4 bone-in skin on chicken thighs in a bowl. Drizzle 1tsp olive oil, season with a couple generous pinches of salt, fresh cracked pepper.
2Process together 1 large handful of basil, 5 garlic cloves, the juice of 1 large lemon, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, a couple generous pinches of salt & pepper. Process well in a food processor.
3Add processed mixture to the chicken, toss really well, then let this sit for 1-6hrs to marinate.
4Preheat oven to 425F. Bring chicken out of the fridge and let sit for 30 mins to come up to room temp. Grab a cast iron pan, spray with avocado oil, place the chicken at the base along with diced red onion.
5Pop into the oven for 35-39 mins.
6Make a simple salad by combining 1/2 finely diced red onion, 2-3 diced Persian cucumbers, 1 diced green pepper, 3-4 tbsp freshly chopped parsley, 1 ounce crumbled feta, 1 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1.5 tsp sumac, a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Give it a good mix, taste, and adjust.
7Make your favorite rice according to instructions.
8Remove chicken, top with rice, the salad, thick yogurt, and top with sumac.

Ingredients

4 bone-in skin on chicken thighs
1 tsp olive oil
2 generous pinches salt
2 generous pinches fresh cracked pepper
1 large handful basil
5 garlic cloves
1 large lemon
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 red onion
4 servings kaizen rice
0.5 red onion
2 Persian cucumbers
1 green pepper
3 tbsp parsley
1 ounce feta
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 lemon
1.5 tsp sumac
1 generous pinch salt
1 generous pinch pepper
4 tbsp thick greek yogurt

Equipment

ovenbowlfood processorcast iron panknife

Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

40m

Serves 4

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Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

instagram.com

40m

Serves 4

Directions

1Place 4 bone-in skin on chicken thighs in a bowl. Drizzle 1tsp olive oil, season with a couple generous pinches of salt, fresh cracked pepper.
2Process together 1 large handful of basil, 5 garlic cloves, the juice of 1 large lemon, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, a couple generous pinches of salt & pepper. Process well in a food processor.
3Add processed mixture to the chicken, toss really well, then let this sit for 1-6hrs to marinate.
4Preheat oven to 425F. Bring chicken out of the fridge and let sit for 30 mins to come up to room temp. Grab a cast iron pan, spray with avocado oil, place the chicken at the base along with diced red onion.
5Pop into the oven for 35-39 mins.
6Make a simple salad by combining 1/2 finely diced red onion, 2-3 diced Persian cucumbers, 1 diced green pepper, 3-4 tbsp freshly chopped parsley, 1 ounce crumbled feta, 1 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1.5 tsp sumac, a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Give it a good mix, taste, and adjust.
7Make your favorite rice according to instructions.
8Remove chicken, top with rice, the salad, thick yogurt, and top with sumac.