Chicken With Rice

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup peeled diced carrot
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt the butter in a large heavy skillet over med-high heat and cook chicken for about 4 minutes on each side, or until browned.
• 3 transfer the chicken to a pie plate or bowl.
• 4 decrease heat to medium and sauté onion, celery, and carrots until the onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add the rice and stir to coat in the butter.
• 6 add the chicken broth; return the chicken and any juices to the pan.
• 7 add the salt and pepper.
• 8 let the chicken come to a boil over med-high heat; cover with an oven-proof lid or foil and cook in the oven for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.