Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice with Saffron

Name: Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice with Saffron
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken broth thinned with 3/4 cup water; 907 grams chicken thighs with skin and bone; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 237 milliliters or long-grain white rice; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 237 milliliters frozen peas (not thawed); 0 teaspoons crumbled saffron threads; 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Dinner Tonight: Chicken and Rice with Saffron is a gluten free main course. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 867 calories, 43g of protein, and 51g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have saffron threads, medium, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the peas you could follow this main course with the Easy Peasy Strawberry Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse the chicken well and pat completely dry. Season with salt and pepper. In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat the butter and olive oil over medium-high heat until the butter foams and subsides, then add the chicken and brown well on all sides, 10-12 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Butter

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Transfer chicken to plates and discard all but 2 tablespoons of oil from the pan.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Lower heat to medium and add the onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until golden, 5-6 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Add rice and stir well to coat with fat, cooking for an additional minute.

Ingredients you will need

Rice

Add broth, water, saffron, and bay leaf, and bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Taste for seasoning. Return chicken to pan, nestling into the rice until half-submerged.

Ingredients you will need

Seasoning

Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Saffron

Broth

Water

Rice

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Pour in any juices from the plate and cover. Cook for 20-25 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is nearly tender. If it is not yet tender, add boiling water as needed to keep moist.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Rice

Remove from the heat and stir in the peas. Allow to rest, covered with a kitchen towel, until the rice absorbs any remaining liquid and becomes fluffy. Discard bay leaf.

Ingredients you will need

Bay Leaves

Peas