Greek chicken with lemon rice

Tender chicken against the star of the dish, fresh lemon flavour

ONE POT GREEK CHICKEN and LEMON RICE

Not neccessarily authentic Greek but this dish has ingredients typical from that part of the Meditteranean. All done in a rice cooker this recipe is only tricky to get the right liquid to rice ratios, which a rice cooker can help with.

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDifficultyBeginner

Yields6 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 30 mins

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN
 5 chicken thighs, skin on, bone in (about 1 kg)*
 1 - 2 lemons, use the zest + 4 tbsp lemon juice**
 1 tbsp dried oregano
 4 cloves garlic, minced
 ½ tsp salt
FOR THE RICE
 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, separated
 1 small onion, finely diced
 1 cup (180g) long grain rice , uncooked***
 1 ½ cups (375ml) chicken broth/stock
 ¾ cup (185ml) water
 2 fresh tomaties, sliced
 1 tbsp dried oregano
 ¾ tsp salt
 pinch black pepper
 finely chopped parsley or oregano (optional)
 fresh lemon zest (highly recommended)

HOW TO MAKE
1

Combine the chicken and marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and set aside for at least 20 minutes but preferably overnight. Remove chicken from marinade, but reserve the marinade.

2

Press ’SLOW COOK’ on your rice cooker and add 1 tbsp oil. Place the chicken in the inner bowl cook until golden brown, then turn and cook the other side until golden brown. Remove the chicken and set aside. Pour away the oil and lightly wipe the bowl.

3

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the inner bowl and add the onion and sauté for a few minutes until translucent. Then add the remaining rice ingredients and reserved marinade, stir to combine. Cancel the ’SLOW COOK’ setting and select ’WHITE RICE’, ’REGULAR’ or ’LONG GRAIN’ function and press ’START’.

4

When the rice is finished (usually around 30-40 minutes) add the chicken to the top of the cooked rice along with the sliced tomatoes.

5

Press ’SLOW COOK’ once again and cook for around 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

6

Fluff rice to loosen, taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over chicken and rice, and serve.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN
 5 chicken thighs, skin on, bone in (about 1 kg)*
 1 - 2 lemons, use the zest + 4 tbsp lemon juice**
 1 tbsp dried oregano
 4 cloves garlic, minced
 ½ tsp salt
FOR THE RICE
 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, separated
 1 small onion, finely diced
 1 cup (180g) long grain rice , uncooked***
 1 ½ cups (375ml) chicken broth/stock
 ¾ cup (185ml) water
 2 fresh tomaties, sliced
 1 tbsp dried oregano
 ¾ tsp salt
 pinch black pepper
 finely chopped parsley or oregano (optional)
 fresh lemon zest (highly recommended)

Directions

HOW TO MAKE
1

Combine the chicken and marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and set aside for at least 20 minutes but preferably overnight. Remove chicken from marinade, but reserve the marinade.

2

Press ’SLOW COOK’ on your rice cooker and add 1 tbsp oil. Place the chicken in the inner bowl cook until golden brown, then turn and cook the other side until golden brown. Remove the chicken and set aside. Pour away the oil and lightly wipe the bowl.

3

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the inner bowl and add the onion and sauté for a few minutes until translucent. Then add the remaining rice ingredients and reserved marinade, stir to combine. Cancel the ’SLOW COOK’ setting and select ’WHITE RICE’, ’REGULAR’ or ’LONG GRAIN’ function and press ’START’.

4

When the rice is finished (usually around 30-40 minutes) add the chicken to the top of the cooked rice along with the sliced tomatoes.

5

Press ’SLOW COOK’ once again and cook for around 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

6

Fluff rice to loosen, taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over chicken and rice, and serve.

Greek chicken with lemon rice
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For a fresher taste you can add some sliced lemons (saute if you prefer) to the top of the dish when slow cooking at the end. Sprinkle some fresh parsley over the top to garnish.