Name: Healthy chicken pilaf traybake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 lemon, juiced; olive oil; 4 whole chicken thighs; 250g cooked basmati rice (use a pouch or leftovers); a handful dill, chopped

Easy Chicken and Rice Pilaf Recipe For Chicken Traybake

1 onion
thinly sliced
1 clove garlic
crushed
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 lemon
juiced
olive oil
4 whole chicken thighs
250g cooked basmati rice
(use a pouch or leftovers)
a handful dill
chopped

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the onion, garlic, spices and lemon juice in an ovenproof dish that the chicken thighs will fit in snugly, with just a little space between them.
step 2
Add 1 tbsp oil and some seasoning, then stir everything together. Sit the chicken thighs on top of the onion mix and season. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
step 3
Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Take out the chicken pieces then stir the rice and most of the dill into the roasted onion mix.
step 4
Sit the chicken back on top and bake for another 10 minutes. Serve with a little extra dill sprinkled on top.