Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect One pot Roast Chicken and Rice

One pot Roast Chicken and Rice. This chicken is an ode to my favorite blogger, Nagi. Her blog is full of incredible recipes and this One Pot Greek Chicken with Rice is no exception. An incredibly easy and scrumptious chicken and rice dish made in just one pot!!!

The best chicken and rice recipe in the world!! This is not an authentic Greek dish (as far as I know!) but it is made using classic Greek ingredients. The beauty of this is that it is all made in one pot / pan. You can have One pot Roast Chicken and Rice using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of One pot Roast Chicken and Rice

1. It's 1 of large free range chicken.
2. Prepare 4 of shallots diced.
3. You need 1 of leek sliced.
4. Prepare 1 packet of smoked bacon lardons.
5. Prepare 4 cloves of garlic diced.
6. You need 4 of carrots chopped.
7. It's 2 of bay leaves.
8. Prepare Sprig of rosemary.
9. Prepare 500 ml of good quality stock.
10. Prepare 200 ml of white wine.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of smoked paprika.
12. You need of Salt and pepper.
13. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
14. You need 250 grams of long grain rice.

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One pot Roast Chicken and Rice step by step

1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Take a oven proof/ hob pot with a lid, drizzle in the oil and heat it, brown the whole chicken. Then lift out..
2. Whilst it’s browsing prep the veggies..
3. Now throw in the, bacon and veggies into the pot letting them soften. Stir well..
4. Next add the chicken put on top of the veggies. Sprinkling on the paprika and salt and pepper. Add stock and wine, dunk in the herbs. Cook in the oven with its lid on for approximately 50 mins until cooked right the way through! It boils and steams the chicken so cooks in quicker time!.
5. Lift out the chicken wrap it with foil to keep it warm. Pour the rice into the pot and stir well through the liquid..
6. Place back on the lid and cook the rice for approximately 20 minutes until soft and all the juices have been absorbed..
7. Serve as it is or with additional veggies!.

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