Chicken and rice dinner in a skillet

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
4 Chicken legs
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Converted rice; uncooked
1 Onion; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
½ teaspoon Dried basil
½ teaspoon Dried oregano
1½ cup Chicken broth
1 cup Canned tomatoes; drained & chopped
1 Green pepper; seeded and diced

Directions

1. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat.

2. Add chicken and brown and all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.

3. Drain excess fat from skillet, leaving about 1 Tbsp in the pan.

4. Add rice, onion, garlic, basil and oregano.

5. Stir over mediu, heat until rice is lightly browned, about 3 minutes.

6. Add chicken stock and tomatoes, bring to a boil, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.

7. Arrange chicken on top of the rice mixture, cover and reduce heat to low.

8. Simmer for 30-40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.

9. Sprinkle with green pepper or peas, cover and simmer another 3 minutes until pepper/peas are tender.

Recipe by: Uncle Bens Advertisement Posted to recipelu-digest by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Feb 18, 1998

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