Chicken Pilau Recipe
This protein-packed delicious, nutritious chicken pilau (easy baked chicken, raisin, & yellow rice recipe) will satisfy your craving every time you make this dish.
Ingredients
- 3 lb whole chicken cut into small pieces. Bone-in skin, and fat removed.
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1/2 cup of dates for extra sweetness. optional
- One cup of uncooked rice. Find instructions above on how to prepare it.
- One large onion chopped.
- One teaspoon of turmeric
- One tablespoon of garlic powder and one tablespoon of onion powder for more flavor. optional
- Salt & pepper as needed
- Oil as needed to sauté onion and sear the chicken. I used avocado oil.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 °F
- Add turmeric and oil to the al-dente rice and mix them to make yellow rice.
- In a hot skillet, add oil and sauté onion until soft and golden.
- Then, add the chicken to the sauteed onion and sear it.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper as needed.
- Next, add garlic and onion powder.
- Let the chicken sauté until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Next, spread the yellow rice over the chicken.
- Add raisins and dates over the yellow rice.
- Cover the skillet with foil and cook it for 45 minutes on the middle rack of the oven.
- ENJOY!
Notes
- I used a 10-inch cast-iron skillet to bake the dish.
- Customize the amount of the ingredients to your liking and check out the section above in the post for baked chicken substitutes and more.
- Read more in the post about the yellow rice.
- I use bone-in chicken cuts, which take longer to cook. If otherwise, adjust for cooking time.
- Add spices and herbs of your choice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 776kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 66gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 240mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17g
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