Microwave Chicken and Rice
40 minutes
Simplicity itself, chicken cooked in the microwave and served with rice and peas cooked in chicken stock.
4 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 chicken, cut into serving pieces
- 2 heads garlic, smashed and peeled
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, or as needed
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1 package frozen peas, defrosted
- 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:40min
- Place the chicken skin side down in a casserole dish. Scatter over the garlic and add 1 1/2 cups stock. Grind over some pepper then cover with microwave safe plastic wrap. Microwave 20 minutes at 100% power.
- Remove the chicken from the casserole dish and keep warm in the oven. Strain out the cooking liquid and add stock as needed to make up 2 cups.
- Bring the 2 cups cooking liquid to a boil in a saucepan and add the rice. When cooked, add peas, chicken and salt, and heat through before serving.
