One-Pot Sesame Chicken, Shiitake, and Brown Rice

Name: One-Pot Sesame Chicken, Shiitake, and Brown Rice
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters brown rice, rinsed; 680 grams chicken thighs; 2 teaspoons medium cloves garlic, minced (about; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 leek rinsed, white and light green parts chopped, greens discarded; 473 milliliters homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock; 283 grams shitake mushrooms, rinsed, ends trimmed, sliced 1/4-inch thick; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 teaspoons sesame oil; 79 milliliters small shallots, minced (about; 59 milliliters water; 142 grams sliced water chestnuts (fresh or canned)

One-Pot Sesame Chicken, Shiitake, and Brown Rice is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 808 calories, 39g of protein, and 39g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up brown rice, chicken thighs, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

Pat chicken dry and season both sides with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Place chicken in pot skin side down. Cook until the skin is well-browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, about 3 minutes longer.

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Whole Chicken

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Pot

Transfer chicken to plate.

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Whole Chicken

Reduce heat to medium and add leeks, shallots, mushrooms, and 1 teaspoon salt to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened and are beginning to brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Vegetable

Mushrooms

Shallot

Garlic

Leek

Salt

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Pot

Stir in sesame oil, water chestnuts, and rice. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in broth and water. Bring to simmer.

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Water Chestnuts

Sesame Oil

Broth

Water

Rice

Nestle chicken into rice, skin side up. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, chicken is cooked, and liquid is evaporated, 35 to 40 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Rice

Turn off heat and set lid slightly ajar.

Let sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving.