Blackened Chicken with Dirty Rice
Blackened Chicken with Dirty Rice
Fragrant spices enliven the rub on the chicken breasts in Blackened Chicken with Dirty Rice. The trinity of vegetables—onion, celery, and green pepper—along with thyme, spices, and chicken livers combine for a decadent side of Dirty Rice.
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Cooking spray
- 4 ounces chicken livers finely chopped
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Chicken
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 skinless and boneless chicken breast halves six ounce breasts
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup fat-free and lower-sodium chicken broth
Instructions
Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 400°.
Prepare Rice
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
- Add onion and next 3 ingredients (through thyme), and sauté 4 minutes.
- Add rice, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper, and garlic; sauté 1 minute.
- Add 2 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 12 minutes.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
Cook Livers and Add to Rice
- Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Coat pan with cooking spray.
- Add livers; sauté for 4 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through.
- Stir in green onions.
- Add liver mixture and hot pepper sauce to rice; fluff with a fork.
Prepare and Cook Chicken
- Combine cumin and the next 5 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon red pepper); rub evenly over chicken.
- Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
- Add chicken to pan; cook 3 minutes.
- Turn chicken; place pan in oven.
- Bake at 400° for 6 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Remove chicken from pan.
Make Sauce and Serve
- Add broth to the pan used to cook chicken, and bring to a boil.
- Cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup (about 2 minutes).
- Spoon sauce over chicken; serve with rice.
Notes
Found Online at: https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/blackened-chicken-dirty-rice