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Best One Pot Chicken and Rice Plov Recipe

A savoury one-pot meal with rice, chicken and carrots.
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Meat Dishes, Russian
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 12
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 carrots, chopped or grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled, whole
  • 1½ cup rice, rinsed (I used basmati)
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups water

Instructions

  • Cut chicken thighs into smaller pieces.
    Cut raw chicken on a cutting board with a knife on the side.
  • In a medium-sized pot or a shallow pan, heat extra virgin olive oil.
    ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
    Oil in a pot.
  • Place chicken thigh pieces into the heating oil. Add in a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté for 7 minutes.
    1 lb chicken thighs,, salt,, pepper,
    Chicken in a pot.
  • Chop the onion and add to the chicken. Sauté for another 3 minutes.
    1 onion,
    Chicken and onion in a pot with a wooden spoon.
  • Chop or grate carrots and add to the onion. Turn the heat down to the lowest.
    3 carrots,
    Carrots, chicken, and onion sauteing in a pot.
  • Peel garlic and add to the chicken. (You can take the garlic out after cooking if you don’t like to eat it).
    2 cloves garlic,
    Garlic added atop sauteing plov chicken and carrots.
  • Add water.
    2 cups water
    Adding water to chicken and carrots for plov.
  • Taste the water! This is where you want to make sure you have enough seasoning. I added salt and pepper. Add to your own taste.
    salt,, pepper,
    Cooking plov in a pot with a wooden spoon.
  • Wash the rice. Using a strainer the rice until the water pours clear.
    1½ cup rice,
    Rice in a sieve.
  • Add the rice to the chicken, and don’t stir.
    Rice pilaf cooking in a pot.
  • Cover the pot and let it simmer for 30 minutes. Give it a gentle stir and simmer for another 10 minutes. There should be no water left when it is done.
    A black pot with a lid with rice pilaf.

Notes

  • Make this chicken plov ahead of time or for meal planning. It stores well in the fridge for several days.

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2577IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg