Description
Whipping up one pan bold honey bbq chicken rice brings pure comfort straight to your dinner table. Tender chicken nestled in a savory rice blend delivers a simple, satisfying meal your family will devour in minutes.
Ingredients
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Proteins:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, diced
Starches:
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
Seasonings and Liquids:
- 1 cup BBQ sauce (honey or smoky style)
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon honey or hot sauce
Instructions
- Chop chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Generously sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper over your meat.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet at 375°F. Sear chicken pieces until they turn golden brown, approximately 5-6 minutes.
- Transfer browned chicken to a clean plate. Keep the delicious pan drippings.
- Sauté ½ chopped onion in the same skillet for 2-3 minutes until translucent.
- Add 2 minced garlic cloves. Cook for another 45-60 seconds until fragrant.
- Pour 1 cup long-grain white rice into the pan. Stir to coat grains with oil and toast for 60 seconds.
- Add 2 cups chicken broth. Scrape any browned bits from the skillet bottom while stirring.
- Return chicken pieces to the skillet. Pour 1 cup BBQ sauce over the mixture.
- Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes until rice absorbs liquid completely.
- Remove from heat. Let the dish rest uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice gently with a fork. Serve hot with extra BBQ sauce if desired.
Notes
- Toast the rice before adding liquid to enhance its nutty flavor and prevent clumping.
- Choose a bold, tangy BBQ sauce for deeper flavor complexity in the dish.
- For a healthier version, swap white rice with brown rice and add 5-7 extra minutes of cooking time.
- Keep the skillet covered during simmering to ensure the rice cooks evenly and absorbs all the liquid.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 28-31 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg