Chicken Tomato Rice Skillet
⏱ 35 min · 🍽 4 servings · 🔥 460 kcal
The AI-matched skillet dinner from the app's demo chip — six pantry items, one pan, and rice that finishes tender and saucy under the chicken.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs, bone-in
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Method
- Season the chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper.
- Sear skin-side down in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat for 6 minutes, then flip and remove.
- Sauté the onion and garlic in the same pan until soft.
- Stir in the rice, tomatoes and stock, then nestle the chicken back on top.
- Cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through.
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