Paprika Chicken and Rice

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add tomato paste, smoked paprika, ground chili, lemon juice and olive oil to chicken thighs and mix well.
  2. 2Add olive oil to a pan on medium heat.
  3. 3Place chicken in the pan, skin side down.
  4. 4While chicken is cooking, add your rice to some water.
  5. 5Dice a red onion and a carrot.
  6. 6Remove the chicken from the pan (it's not fully cooked yet) and set aside.
  7. 7Add the diced carrots and onions to the pan and sweat down for a couple of minutes.
  8. 8Deglaze your pan with a little bit of stock.
  9. 9Add the cinnamon stick, ground cumin, a big pinch of salt, and your drained rice.
  10. 10Stir through your vegetables.
  11. 11Add the rest of your stock and the chicken back in.
  12. 12Bring to a simmer.
  13. 13Put a lid on and turn the heat down as low as it will go.
  14. 14Leave it for 15 minutes.
  15. 15Remove your chicken and the cinnamon stick.
  16. 16Stir your rice.
  17. 17Add the spinach.
  18. 18Put the lid back on, turn the heat off, and leave for two more minutes.
  19. 19Stir the spinach through the rice.
  20. 20Have a taste.

Ingredients

  • tomato paste
  • smoked paprika
  • ground chili
  • lemon juice
  • olive oil
  • chicken thighs
  • rice
  • water
  • 1 diced red onion
  • 1 diced carrot
  • stock
  • cinnamon stick
  • ground cumin
  • 1 big pinch salt
  • drained rice
  • spinach

Equipment

panlid