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I'm going to show you how to make a quick and easy chicken and rice.
Learn how to make a quick, easy, and flavorful one-pot chicken and rice meal with simple ingredients and step-by-step instructions.
Key Takeaways
- One-pot chicken and rice is a simple, flavorful meal that can be made quickly.
- Using chicken thighs adds more flavor, but chicken breasts are a suitable alternative.
- Toasting the rice before simmering enhances the dish's texture and taste.
- Fresh herbs and lemon juice added at the end brighten the flavors.
- This recipe is flexible with ingredient substitutions like brown rice or different seasonings.
What the video covers
- This video demonstrates a quick and easy recipe for chicken and rice using a single pot.
- The recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs, but chicken breasts can be substituted.
- Long grain white rice is used, with an option to use brown rice instead.
- Key ingredients include chicken broth, yellow onion, fresh minced garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, dried oregano, fresh parsley, lemon, and butter.
- The cooking process involves browning the chicken, sautéing onions and garlic, toasting the rice, and simmering everything in chicken broth with spices.
- The chicken is added back to the pot near the end along with butter, fresh parsley, and lemon juice for added flavor.
- The dish is cooked covered on low heat for about 20 minutes until the rice is fully cooked.
- The result is a flavorful, easy-to-make one-pot meal perfect for a quick dinner.
- The video encourages viewers to try the recipe and promises a tasty outcome.
- The presenter provides clear, step-by-step instructions throughout the cooking process.
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It's a one pot meal.
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It's really good and it's really easy.
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So let's get started.
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First, you're going to need some chicken.
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I'm using boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
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You can use chicken breast if you want to.
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I just prefer the thighs because they're more flavorful.
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And then you're going to need some rice.
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I'm using long grain white rice.
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You can use brown rice if you want to.
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And then you're going to need some chicken broth.
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I'm using low sodium chicken broth.
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And then you're going to need some onion.
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I'm using a yellow onion.
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And then you're going to need some garlic.
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I'm using fresh garlic, minced.
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And then you're going to need some olive oil.
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And then you're going to need some salt and pepper.
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And then you're going to need some paprika.
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And then you're going to need some dried oregano.
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And then you're going to need some fresh parsley.
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And then you're going to need some lemon.
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And then you're going to need some butter.
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So let's get started with the cooking.
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First, you're going to heat up your olive oil in a large pot.
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And then you're going to add your chicken.
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And you're going to season it with salt and pepper.
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And you're going to cook it until it's browned on all sides.
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And then you're going to remove it from the pot.
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And then you're going to add your onion to the pot.
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And you're going to cook it until it's softened.
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And then you're going to add your garlic to the pot.
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And you're going to cook it for about a minute.
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And then you're going to add your rice to the pot.
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And you're going to stir it around for about a minute.
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And then you're going to add your chicken broth to the pot.
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And you're going to add your paprika and your oregano.
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And you're going to stir it all together.
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And then you're going to bring it to a boil.
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And then you're going to reduce the heat to low.
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And you're going to cover it and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.
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Or until the rice is cooked through.
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And then you're going to add your chicken back to the pot.
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And you're going to add your butter.
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And you're going to stir it all together.
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And then you're going to add your fresh parsley.
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And you're going to add your lemon juice.
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And you're going to stir it all together.
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And then you're going to serve it up.
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And that's how you make a quick and easy chicken and rice.
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It's a one pot meal.
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It's really good and it's really easy.
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So I hope you enjoyed this video.
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And I'll see you in the next one.
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