One Pot Greek Chicken Rice

Ingredients

• 5 chicken thighs cutlets or fillets, skin removed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 lemon zest
• 2 clove garlic crushed
• 1 brown onion finely diced
• 3 clove garlic roughly chopped
• 1 cup brown basmati rice rice
• 500 ml reduced sodium chicken stock
• 1 lemon zest & juice
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 400 g butter beans rinsed, drained
• 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 lemon to serve
• sea salt and ground black pepper

Preparation

1. preheat an oven to 210°c.
2. place the chicken in a bowl and add the olive oil, oregano, paprika, and a little salt & pepper. leave to marinate for 10 minutes or overnight in the fridge.
3. preheat a large frying pan, over high heat that can go in the oven (if possible) and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. add the chicken, cooking to get it nice and golden. flip and remove the chicken, then return the pan to medium heat, keeping the oil in the pan, and add the onion and garlic.
4. cook this, stirring often for 2 minutes, then add the lemon zest and rice and cook the rice, stirring often, for 2 minutes, then add the stock and bring to the boil stirring. add the juice of 1 lemon and adjust the seasoning to taste before nestling in the chicken. cover & transfer this to the oven to cook for 15 minutes before removing the lid and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.
5. remove the chicken from the rice & stir through the spinach, chopped parsley & half the butterbeans through the rice.
6. return the chicken to the pan, finishing with the remaining herbs butterbeans and lemon wedges to serve.