Easy Baked Chicken and Rice Recipe
This easy baked chicken and rice recipe is going to become your favorite dinner! Crispy and juicy chicken with fluffy rice baked in one casserole dish.
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Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
Chicken-
- 2 lb bone- in chicken drumsticks or thighs about 5-6 drumsticks
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp ground paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
Rice-
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp Italian season
- ½ tsp Paprika
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add drumsticks, olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and Italian seasonings to a large bowl and mix to coat the chicken in seasonings.
- In a 9x13 casserole dish, add the finely chopped onions, minced garlic, rice, chicken broth, salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasonings and paprika and mix to combine.
- Add the marinated chicken into the casserole dish, in the water on top of the rice.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
- After 35 minutes, remove the foil and finish baking for 15-20 additional minutes, until the rice and fluffy chicken is cooked through.
- Add finely chopped greens to the rice and toss to combine. (You can remove the chicken to mix to make it easier.)
- Serve immediately with desired sides.