Oven Baked Chicken with Rice Pilaf (Cranberry, Walnut and Apple)
Total Time
1 hour and 20 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour and 5 minutes
Rating
4.98 out of 5 stars
(39)
Ingredients
5 servings
- 5 chicken thigh fillets (, bone in (about 220g / 7oz each) (Note 1)
- 1 small onion (, finely chopped)
- 1 garlic clove (, minced)
- 50g (3.5 tbsp) unsalted butter (or sub with oil of choice)
- 1 1/2 cups (270g) long grain white rice (, uncooked (Note 2)
- 1 1/4 cups (315 ml) apple juice
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) chicken broth
- 1 cup (120g) dried cranberries (or other dried fruit of choice)
- 1 cup (125g) walnuts , roughly chopped (or other nuts of choice)
- 1 red apple (, cut into small dice)
- 3/4 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/3 cup (100g) apricot jam (or other jam - Note 3)
- 2 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp All Spice
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Oil spray
- Fresh parsley (, finely chopped)
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan/convection).
Step 2
Use a baking dish about 22 x 33cm / 9 x 13".
Step 3
Scatter onion and garlic in baking dish, dollop butter over. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove.
Step 4
Chicken:
Step 5
If your chicken has skin on it, remove it (just pull it off). Otherwise, the rice will be too greasy.
Step 6
Whisk together Sticky Chicken Glaze. Add chicken, turn to coat.
Step 7
Rice:
Step 8
Add rice, apple juice, chicken broth and Rice Herbs into the pan with the onion. Stir.
Step 9
Add cranberries and walnuts. Stir.
Step 10
Top with chicken - it will be partly submerged. Save glaze in bowl.
Step 11
Cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil - don't worry if there's still liquid (Note 4).
Step 12
Spoon all remaining Glaze onto chicken. Optional: spray with oil (gives chicken a slightly nicer finish). Bake for another 30 - 35 minutes until chicken is browned.
Step 13
Remove pan from oven. Rest 5 minutes. Remove chicken, add apple, then use fork to fluff rice.
Step 14
Serve chicken with rice pilaf, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
Step 15
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