One-Pot Chicken and Brown Rice

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
4

A great dinner for the whole family, this one-pot meal is a smart way to use up any vegetables you probably already have on hand.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (6 to 8 ounces each)

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 1 large yellow onion, cut into 8 wedges

  • 2 celery stalks, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

  • 2 medium carrots, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1 cup brown rice

Directions

  1. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper and place, skin side down, in pot. Cook until golden brown on both sides, 10 to 12 minutes total. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot; add onion and celery. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes.

  2. Add carrots, bay leaf, and 1 3/4 cups water; stir in rice and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice absorbs almost all the liquid, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes before serving.

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Cook's Notes

Cooking the chicken, onion, and celery together creates a flavorful base for the rice to simmer in.

Originally appeared: Everyday Food, January/February 2010

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