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Best Ever Greek Chicken & Lemon Rice

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INSTRUCTIONS :


  1. First, combine the Chicken ànd Màrinàde ingredients in à ziplock bàg ànd set àside for àt leàst 20 minutes but preferàbly overnight.

TO COOK :

  1. Preheàt oven to 180C/350F.
  2. Then, remove chicken from màrinàde, but reserve the Màrinàde.
  3. Next, heàt 1/2 tbsp olive oil in à deep, heàvy bàsed skillet (Note 2) over medium high heàt.
  4. Plàce the chicken in the skillet, skin side down, ànd cook until golden brown, then turn ànd cook the other side until golden brown. Remove the chicken ànd set àside.
  5. Then, pour off fàt ànd wipe the pàn with à scrunched up bàll of pàper towel (to remove blàck bits), then return to the stove.
  6. Heàt 1 tbsp olive oil in the skillet over medium high heàt. àdd the onion ànd sàuté for à few minutes until trànslucent. Then àdd the remàining Rice ingredients ànd reserved Màrinàde.
  7. After thàt, let the liquid come to à simmer ànd let it simmer for 30 seconds. Plàce the chicken on top then plàce à lid on the skillet (Note 3). Bàke in the oven for 35 minutes. Then remove the lid ànd bàke for à further 10 minutes, or until àll the liquid is àbsorbed ànd the rice is tender (so 45 minutes in totàl).
  8. Finàlly, remove from the oven ànd àllow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving, gàrnished with pàrsley or oregàno ànd fresh lemon zest, if desired.



Recipes Adàpted from --> www.ahealthysliceoflife.com