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One Pan Greek Lemon Chicken Rice with Roast Garlic
A super simple and flavourful one-pan Greek style roast chicken with roasted head of garlic and lemon!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- skillet
- oven
- wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat the oil in a large oven safe pan (a cast iron skillet is nice) over medium-high heat, season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook in the pan until the chicken is golden brown, about ⏱️ 2-4 minutes per side, before setting aside.
chicken (breasts, thighs, drumsticks, legs etc.)1 poundchicken broth2 cups
2
Add the onion to the pan and cook until tender and lightly golden brown, about ⏱️ 3-5 minutes.
onion, diced1
3
Add the garlic and rice to the pan and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
garlic, chopped4 clovesheads garlic, top 1/4 cut off2
4
Add the broth and deglaze the pan by scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon while the broth simmers.
5
Mix in the oregano and the lemon, add the chicken and heads of garlic with the cut sides up and drizzle the oil on the garlic before covering the pan and roasting in a preheated 375F/190C oven until the rice is cooked and the garlic is a light golden brown and tender, about ⏱️ 30-45 minutes.
oregano1 teaspoonlemon, juice and zest1chicken (breasts, thighs, drumsticks, legs etc.)1 poundchicken broth2 cupsgarlic, chopped4 clovesheads garlic, top 1/4 cut off2
6
Squeeze the garlic out of the heads and mix it into the rice serving the chicken on the lemon garlic rice.
garlic, chopped4 clovesheads garlic, top 1/4 cut off2chicken (breasts, thighs, drumsticks, legs etc.)1 poundchicken broth2 cupslemon, juice and zest1
Nutrition Facts
calories
Calories 430
fat Content
Fat 8.6g
fiber Content
Fiber 2.1g
sugar Content
Sugars 1.7g
sodium Content
Sodium 113mg
protein Content
Protein 38.8g
trans Fat Content
Trans 0
cholesterol Content
Cholesterol 87mg
carbohydrate Content
Carbs 47.4g
saturated Fat Content
Saturated 1.7g
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