One Pot Chicken And Brown Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
• 1 yellow onion, cut into eight wedges
• 2 celery ribs, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 carrots, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 cup brown rice
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. season chicken with salt and pepper. place chicken skin-side down in pot and brown on both sides, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 2 pour off all but 1 tbs fat in pot. add onion and celery. turn heat down to low. cover pot and cook 20 minute.
• 3 add carrots, bay leaf, and water. add rice and season with salt and pepper to taste. raise heat and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low to bring mixture to a simmer. cover and simmer until rice is done and all the water is absorbed, about 40 minute let sit for 10 minutes before serving.