Mexican Chicken and Rice is a fairly simple dish with lots of spices and flavours. I pan roasted the chicken with spices and added them to the half cooked rice but everything can be cooked in one pot stove top or even bake the rice and chicken.
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 35 minutes
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
For Chicken:
Chicken thighs : 5 bone-in
Garlic powder: 1 teaspoon
Red Chilli powder : 1 tablespoon
Ground Cumin : 1 teaspoon
Dried Oregano : 1 teaspoon
Salt : 1 teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper : 1/2 teaspoon
For Rice:
Onion : 1 large diced
Red pepper : 1 medium minced
Salsa : 1 1/2 cup
Chicken stock : 4 cups
Rice : 2 cups
Instructions:
Heat oil in a pan, add the chicken pieces and all the spices and roast till brown on both sides. It takes about 15 minutes to roast on both sides.
Heat oil in a large pan, add onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add red pepper and saute for another 1 minute.
Add salsa and cook for 2 minutes, add rice, chicken stock, close lid and cook for 15 minutes. Add the chicken pieces, mix, close lid and cook for another 10 minutes or until the rice is completely and turn off the stove.
Let it rest for 5 minutes and serve immediately.
