Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Recipe

Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Recipe

from munchkintime.com
Main Coarse
30 min
5 servings

Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Casserole Recipe - super delicious Rice Casserole Recipe with Baked Chicken Thighs & garlic and bacon infused flavor. 

Ingredients

  • 5strips bacon (chopped into tiny pieces)
  • 2 tablespoonsbutter (or oil, plus more for brushing chicken )
  • 1 mediumonion (chopped)
  • 3 clovesgarlic (finely chopped)
  • 5chicken thighs (skinless & boneless)
  • 1 ½ cupsjasmine rice (uncooked, rinsed)
  • 4 cupshomemade chicken broth
  • 1 ½ tablespoonsmeat seasoning
  • 1 teaspoonsmoked paprika (or regular paprika)
  • sea salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 400F and grease 9 by 13" casserole dish. Using a skillet, add 5 chopped bacon strips and saute until golden color about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Next remove bacon grease leaving about 1 tablespoon inside the skillet add 1 tablespoon butter (Or remove all of the bacon grease and add 2 tablespoon of butter!) and 1 chopped onion. Saute onion with bacon until onion is soft about 9 minutes, stirring few times. Now, add 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and saute for 1 minutes, stirring few times.

  3. 3

    Place 1 1/2 cup of rice and saute onion with bacon into a casserole dish.

  4. 4

    Using small dish, mix all spices together. Rub 1/2 of the spice mixture onto both sides of the chicken thighs and the rest of the spice mixture add it to the casserole to flavor the rice. Pour in 4 cups of homemade chicken broth. Stir the rice and broth try it, and add more salt if needed.

  5. 5

    Place chicken on top the rice, cover the casserole and bake for 45 minutes. After uncover, then bake for 15-20 more minutes, or until water evaporates.

  6. 6

    Sprinkle with freshly chopped greens like parsley and enjoy!