One Pot Greek Chicken and Rice
INGREDIENTS:2 chicken breasts, thinly cut
1/2 T Greek seasoning
1 lemon
2 cups minute brown rice
1 ¾ cup vegetable broth
½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup chopped spinach
¼ cup feta cheese
¼ cup diced red onion
hummus (homemade or store bought)
pita
dressing (optional)
- Trim and season both sides of the chicken breasts.
- Pour a tablespoon of oil into a medium size pan (pick one that has a lid). Use a paper towel to evenly coat the pan.
- Warm the skillet over medium-low heat until the pan is hot. Add the chicken and cook 3-4 minutes or until the sides of the chicken start to turn white.
- Flip chicken over and squeeze half the lemon over the top of each chicken breast. Cover pan with lid and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165.
- Remove chicken from the pan and set aside. Squeeze the rest of the lemon into the pan and pour in broth. Bring to a simmer and add rice. Reduce heat and cover. Cook for 5 minutes. Once the rice is done, turn off the heat and let sit covered for another 5 minutes.
- Chop spinach, onions, and tomatoes. Slice chicken diagonally.
- Remove lid and layer chicken, spinach, onions, feta and tomatoes. Top with hummus and serve with pitas.
- For dressing, mix ½ cup oil, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1 T lemon juice, 1 t maple syrup and ½ t Greek seasoning in a jar. Pour over the top of dish before serving or serve on the side.
Nothing tastes better than fresh ingredients. In the summer stop by your local farmers market and pickup fresh tomatoes, onions and spinach. I can never pass up the homegrown corn either…so sweet! Worth the trip every time!
Last year I attended a local Greek Festival. After years of passing by the signs, we decided to stop in. Wow, I couldn’t believe what we had been missing. The Greek food was amazing with so many dishes to choose from and the desserts were INCREDIBLE! So beautiful and yummy! I can tell you we won’t be passing by this year…may have to go more than once. It runs for five days!
One Pot Greek Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, thinly cut
- 1/2 T Greek seasoning
- 1 lemon
- 2 cups minute brown rice
- 1 ¾ cup vegetable broth
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- ¼ cup feta cheese
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- hummus (homemade or store bought)
- pita
- dressing (optional)
Instructions
- Trim and season both sides of the chicken breasts.
- Pour a tablespoon of oil into a medium size pan (pick one that has a lid). Use a paper towel to evenly coat the pan.
- Warm the skillet over medium-low heat until the pan is hot. Add the chicken and cook 3-4 minutes or until the sides of the chicken start to turn white.
- Flip chicken over and squeeze half the lemon over the top of each chicken breast. Cover pan with lid and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165.
- Remove chicken from the pan and set aside. Squeeze the rest of the lemon into the pan and pour in broth. Bring to a simmer and add rice. Reduce heat and cover. Cook for 5 minutes. Once the rice is done, turn off the heat and let sit covered for another 5 minutes.
- Chop spinach, onions, and tomatoes. Slice chicken diagonally.
- Remove lid and layer chicken, spinach, onions, feta and tomatoes. Top with hummus and serve with pitas.
- For dressing, mix ½ cup oil, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1 T lemon juice, 1 t maple syrup and ½ t Greek seasoning in a jar. Pour over the top of dish before serving or serve on the side.
