Roast Chicken With Herbed Tomato Rice

"I found this in a magazine years ago and have cooked it many times.My daughter now has a copy and her and her husband love it.My husband isn't a lover of rice but cooked this way he eats every bit."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 17mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • preheat oven to 200c.season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in deep,heavy based frying pan over high heat.Add chicken and cook,skin side down for 5-6 minutes or untill skin is golden.Turn and cook a further 3 minutes.Transfer to a plate.
  • Add onion and thyme to frying pan.Cook,stirring occasionaly,for 2 minutes or untill soft.Add parsely,basil,ricetomatopuree and stock.Bring to boil.Remove from heat.Transfer mixture to an ovenproof dish.
  • Place chicken,skin side up,on rice mixture season with salt and pepper.Roast,uncovered for 35 minutes or untill rice is soft and chicken is cooked.Serve with steamed vegetables.
  • Note you could use chicken breast fillets(on bone) or drumsticks instead of thighs.
  • Variation If you like olives,add 1 cup of pitted kalalata olives to the rice at the end of step 2,before topping with chicken.

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