Chicken legs with rice in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake chicken legs with rice in the oven? Prepare your food. Take the chicken chilled. It can be absolutely any part of the chicken: with or without bones, both large and small - all to your taste! Use rice from a reliable manufacturer - their grains are free of foreign impurities and debris. Rice can be either short-grain or long-grain. Previously, I liked long rice, but now more often I use short-grain rice, which is used for pilaf.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the rice well, rinse the rice until the water runs clear. By the way, the water that remains after washing the rice is useful for watering flowers. Take a heat-resistant dish with high sides: firstly, the rice will greatly increase in volume, and secondly, there will still be chicken on top. Place the bottom layer of rice in the pan.

3. STEP 3

   

   Fill with water. Keep in mind that the water level should be 1cm above the rice level.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the chicken well and cut into medium-sized pieces. I cut each leg into 3 parts.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the chicken legs on the rice and add salt to the water.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add chopped garlic. I grate it on a fine grater, but you can chop it with a knife or put it through a press. If you don't have fresh garlic, you can replace it with garlic powder. Also at this stage, you can add some of your own herbs or seasonings to the dish: maybe it will be a sprig of thyme, suneli hops, paprika and dry adjika.

7. STEP 7

   

   Bake the dish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 50 minutes. It is better to cover the pan with foil for the first 30 minutes. Then remove the foil, pour oil over the dish and cook until done. First, the rice will absorb all the moisture and thus be ready, then it will be soaked in chicken juices and will become even tastier and more aromatic!

8. STEP 8

   

   And the side dish in the form of fluffy rice and the baked chicken leg are ready. It’s very convenient to cook everything in one form. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

02.09.2023

4.8

Today we are having chicken legs with rice in the oven for dinner, prepared according to this recipe. Our whole family loves the combination of chicken and rice) Since the family is large, I also increased the portions. Risa took two glasses. Two legs were clearly not enough, so I added wings and the back of a whole chicken. After filling the rice with water and laying the chicken pieces, I sprinkled paprika and black pepper on top. I also placed fried onions left over from preparing the Korean salad on top of the rice. I baked it under foil for 40 minutes, and then removed the foil and browned it a little under the grill for about 10 minutes. During this time, the rice completely absorbed the aromatic water and meat juice. I love the rice that is cooked with the chicken, it is so tasty, rich and fluffy. The chicken turned out tender; I didn’t bake it until crispy this time. By the way, the fried onions added some sweetness to the rice. We all really enjoyed this dish!