Chicken and Rice Middle East Style

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Wine Pairings

Comfort food with a twist- serve with a green veggie and a salad on a cold day.

Preparation facts

Servings: 4

Yield: 1 large casserole

Ingredients

2 Tbs (30mL) olive oil

2 cups (395g) long-grain white rice, uncooked

1 large onion, sliced into rings

3 cloves garlic, minced

4 cups (1L) chicken broth

2 tsp (4g) allspice

1 tsp (4g) freshly ground pepper

1/2 tsp (3g) salt

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Directions

Heat oil in a large dutch oven. Sauté onions and garlic until browned.

Add rice to pot and cook, stirring constantly to cover all the grains of rice with oil. They should be lightly toasted, but not dark brown. Decrease heat if it looks like the grains of rice are burning. Pour in chicken broth, add allspice, pepper, and salt.

Turn heat up to high. Place chicken pieces on top of rice and broth mixture, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Turn heat off and let the pot steam for 15 minutes or more. Using a large spoon, fluff the rice and turn the chicken breasts.

Serve 1 chicken breast with a large mound of rice.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 682
Calories from Fat 125 (18%)
% Daily Value*
21%Total Fat 14g
14%Saturated Fat 2.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.9g
80%Cholesterol 241mg
55%Sodium 1328mg
39%Potassium 1375mg
10%Total Carbohydrate 29g
5%Dietary Fiber 1.2g
Sugars 2g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
207%Protein 104g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.