One-Pan Chicken and Rice
Directions
- 1Preheat the oven to 420F (220C).
- 2Add the chicken breast cubes, rice, salt, black pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, fresh dill leaves, date syrup, and olive oil into an oven safe pan.
- 3Mix all the ingredients together in the pan.
- 4Pour 4 cups of boiling water into the pan and mix it a bit.
- 5Cover the pan with wet parchment paper and then with aluminum foil.
- 6Place the covered pan into the preheated oven.
- 7Bake in the oven for 35 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for 10 more minutes. Transfer the oven to convection broil on 450F and broil for 5 minutes to get a nice crust.
- 8Serve and garnish with fresh dill leaves.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken breast, cut to cubes
- 2 cups basmati rice, washed and drained
- 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1.5 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 handful fresh dill leaves, finely chopped
- 0.5 tablespoon date syrup
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 4 cups boiling water
- fresh dill leaves
Equipment
oven safe panwet parchment paperaluminum foilovenspoon
Tips
- If there is leftover, this pan comes with a lid so you can store it in the refrigerator.
- Bake at 420F (220C) for 35 minutes covered, then remove cover and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Transfer the oven to convection broil on 450F and broil for 5 minutes to get a nice crust.