Try this recipe for healthy chicken and rice, then check out our healthy chicken curry, healthy chicken korma, healthy sweet and sour chicken, and more healthy chicken recipes.
*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards
Ingredients
- onion 1, thinly sliced
- garlic 1 clove, crushed
- ground turmeric 1 tsp
- cumin seeds 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon 1 tsp
- lemon 1, juiced
- olive oil
- whole chicken thighs 4
- cooked basmati rice 250g (use a pouch or leftovers)
- dill a handful, chopped
Method
-
Step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the onion, garlic, spices and lemon juice in an ovenproof dish that the chicken thighs will fit in snugly, with just a little space between them.
-
Step 2
Add 1 tbsp oil and some seasoning, then stir everything together. Sit the chicken thighs on top of the onion mix and season. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
-
Step 3
Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Take out the chicken pieces then stir the rice and most of the dill into the roasted onion mix.
-
Step 4
Sit the chicken back on top and bake for another 10 minutes. Serve with a little extra dill sprinkled on top.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 496
- Fat 22.6g
- Saturates 5.4g
- Carbs 42.8g
- Sugars 4.8g
- Fibre 3.7g
- Protein 28.4g
- Salt 0.3g
