One Pot Chicken and Rice
This easy one pot chicken and rice recipe is a healthy dinner made with simple and real ingredients. Perfect for any night of the week!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ poundsboneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (, cut into 1-inch pieces )
- salt (, to taste )
- ground black pepper (, to taste)
- 1 mediumyellow onion (, diced )
- 2carrots (, peeled and shredded )
- 2celery stalks (, chopped)
- 1 tablespoonminced garlic
- 2 cupschicken broth
- 1 ½ cupsjasmine rice (, rinsed )
- ½ cupshredded or grated parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cupchopped fresh parsley
Directions
- 1
In a 3-quart stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper (I start with about 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper). Sauté 5 to 7 minutes, or until no longer pick and cooked through.
- 2
Add onion and sauté 3 minutes. Stir in the carrots, celery and garlic and sauté 1 minute.
- 3
Increase the heat to high and add the broth and rice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Stir again, cover, and let simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the broth is absorbed. Stir occasionally to keep the rice from sticking to the pot.
- 4
Stir in the parmesan and parsley. Taste and add more salt, pepper, or any other desired seasonings.