Recipes

Herby Chicken & Rice Bowl

  • Serves 4
  • 45 min

Lemon-marinated chicken, seared hot, set over rice with a yogurt drizzle and a soft scatter of herbs.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbsboneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely grated
  • 1lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 tspground coriander
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1/2 tspdried oregano
  • 1 1/2 cupslong-grain white rice
  • 3 cupschicken stock or water
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1 small handfulflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 small handfulfresh dill, chopped
  • 1/2 cupfull-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsplemon juice
  • 1 smallclove garlic, finely grated
  • 1cucumber, diced
  • 1 cupcherry tomatoes, halved
  • to tastesea salt and black pepper

Steps

  1. 01

    Marinate chicken with olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and juice, coriander, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper.

  2. 02

    Cook rice with stock and bay leaf until tender. Rest covered.

  3. 03

    Sear chicken in a hot pan until charred at the edges and cooked through. Slice.

  4. 04

    Whisk yogurt with a little lemon juice and salt.

  5. 05

    Plate rice, chicken, herbs, and a generous drizzle of yogurt.

By JORDAN HESS