This easy chicken with turmeric rice is the perfect super easy comforting winter weeknight dinner! It's family-friendly and on the table in a snap. Spices, rice, legumes and chicken all come together with the help of hearty chicken stock. Serve it up in the roasting dish for an easy (and delicious) weeknight dinner, and enjoy any leftovers for lunch the next day.
Prep time: 40 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
| 2 Tbsp | Olive oil |
| 8 | Chicken drumsticks |
| 1 | Brown onion, finely chopped |
| 1 tsp | Ground turmeric |
| 1 tsp | Ground cumin |
| 500 ml / 2 cups | Campbell's Real Stock - Salt-Reduced Chicken |
| ¾ cup | Basmati rice, rinsed |
| 400 g | Can chickpeas, drained, rinsed |
| ¼ cup | Currants |
| 2 Tbsp | Fresh coriander. chopped |
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add chicken. Cook, turning until browned all over. Transfer to a large ovenproof dish (35cm x 25cm).
- Cook in oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat same frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add spices. Cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add Campbell's stock – Chicken Salt- Reduced. Bring to boil. Remove from heat.
- Sprinkle rice evenly around chicken in dish. Add hot stock mixture, chickpeas and currants. Cover tightly with foil. Return to oven.
- Cook for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until rice tender and chicken is cooked through. Remove.
- Sprinkle with coriander.
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