One Pot Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice
Recipe from Nagi & Dozer - RecipeTin Eats · original post · full recipe on recipetineats.com
The best chicken and rice recipe in the world!! This is not an authentic Greek dish (as far as I know!) but it is made using classic Greek ingredients. The beauty of this is that it is all made in one pot / pan. Cooking the rice with the chicken on top adds extra flavour to the rice because the chicken juices get soaked up by the rice. MARINATING TIME: 20 minutes to overnight. {Recipe video above} SCALE RECIPE using servings slider - hover mouse over Servings.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs — skin on and bone in1 kg
- lemons — zested and juiced2 ea
- dried oregano — 2 tbsp8 g
- garlic cloves — minced4 ea
- salt — 1 ¼ tsp7.5 g
- olive oil — 1 ½ tbsp30 ml
- small onion — finely diced1 ea
- long grain rice180 g
- chicken stock375 ml
Method
- Combine the Chicken and Marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and set aside for at least 20 minutes but preferably overnight.
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.
- Remove chicken from marinade, but reserve the Marinade.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a deep, heavy based skillet (Note 2) over medium high heat.
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Pescatarian
One Pot Greek Fish and Lemon Rice
- 750 g Firm white fish fillets instead of chicken thighs
- 375 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken stock
Marinate the fish for only 20 to 30 minutes and do not sear it; bake the rice covered for 35 minutes, then lay the fish on top and bake uncovered for the last 12 to 15 minutes.
Vegetarian
One Pot Greek Chickpea and Lemon Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of chicken thighs
- 375 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken stock
Skip the searing: marinate the drained chickpeas, stir them into the rice with the stock and marinade, then bake covered for 35 minutes and uncovered for 10.
Vegan
One Pot Greek Chickpea and Lemon Rice
- 550 g Chickpeas instead of chicken thighs
- 375 ml Vegetable stock instead of chicken stock
Skip the searing: marinate the drained chickpeas, stir them into the rice with the stock and marinade, then bake covered for 35 minutes and uncovered for 10.
Gluten-free
- 375 ml Gluten-free chicken stock
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $29.17 of food
$49.79
41% spare
Missing items
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Woolworths· $17.23 of food
$32.23
47% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- chicken thighs
Aldi· $20.31 of food
$43.05
53% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- chicken stock
$5.83a serve
$5.83 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $29.17 of ingredients used for 5 serves.
$40.93 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $3.80 more for bigger packs, 51% spare for later
ColesBest choice$29.17
no items missing
you'll pay $49.79 · 41% of it spare
Woolworths$17.23
missing 1 item
you'll pay $32.23 · 47% of it spare
Aldi$20.31
missing 1 item
you'll pay $43.05 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$33.68
chicken thighs
$13.29/kg
need 1 kgBroad Oak Farms approx. 1.16 kg$13.29
Aldi$13.29/kg$13.29·Coles$17.00/kg$21.25·WoolworthsN/A
lemons
$1.00/ea
need 2 itemsAldi Lemons 5 Pack$4.99
Aldi$1.00/ea$4.99·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.25/ea$5.00
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 4 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 30 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
small onion
$3.49/kg
need 1 itemBrown Onions per kg approx. 0.18kg per piece 1 item$0.63
Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Woolworths$2.75/kg$5.50
Buy at Woolworths$3.55
dried oregano
$1.07/10g
need 8 gSpencers Oregano 15 g$1.60closest match
Woolworths$1.07/10g$1.60·Coles$2.00/10g$2.00·Aldi$1.99/10g$2.79
salt
$0.02/10g
need 7.5 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95
Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
Buy at Coles$3.70
long grain rice
$0.18/100g
need 180 gColes White Long Grain Rice 1 kg$1.80closest match
Coles$0.18/100g$1.80·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Aldi$0.18/100g$3.59
