Oven Baked Chicken with Rice Pilaf (Cranberry, Walnut and Apple)

Name: Oven Baked Chicken with Rice Pilaf (Cranberry, Walnut and Apple)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 5 chicken thigh fillets (, bone in (about 220g / 7oz each) (Note 1)); 1 small onion (, finely chopped); 1 g arlic clove (, minced); 50 g (3.5 tbsp) unsalted butter ((or sub with oil of choice)); 1 1/2 cups (270g) long grain white rice (, uncooked (Note 2)); 1 1/4 cups (315 ml) apple juice; 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) chicken broth; 1 cup (120g) dried cranberries (or other dried fruit of choice); 1 cup (125g) walnuts , roughly chopped (or other nuts of choice); 1 red apple (, cut into small dice); 3/4 tsp dried rosemary; 1 tsp dried thyme; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/3 cup (100g) apricot jam ((or other jam - Note 3)); 2 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp All Spice; 1/4 tsp paprika; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; Oil spray; Fresh parsley (, finely chopped)

The RICE PILAF in this recipe is sensational. Tastes savoury but with a touch of apple sweetness, herby fragrance, combined with plump cranberries, warm crunch of walnuts, and with fresh apple providing a fabulous finishing touch. The chicken is sticky from the jam (great shortcut trick) and savoury

⏱ 80 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 65min 📊 Medium 🍽 5 servings ⭐ 5.0 (39) 👁 9

Oven Baked Chicken with Rice Pilaf (Cranberry, Walnut and Apple)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan/convection).
Use a baking dish about 22 x 33cm / 9 x 13".
Scatter onion and garlic in baking dish, dollop butter over. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove.
If your chicken has skin on it, remove it (just pull it off). Otherwise, the rice will be too greasy.
Whisk together Sticky Chicken Glaze. Add chicken, turn to coat.
Add rice, apple juice, chicken broth and Rice Herbs into the pan with the onion. Stir.
Add cranberries and walnuts. Stir.
Top with chicken - it will be partly submerged. Save glaze in bowl.
Cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil - don't worry if there's still liquid (Note 4).
Spoon all remaining Glaze onto chicken. Optional: spray with oil (gives chicken a slightly nicer finish). Bake for another 30 - 35 minutes until chicken is browned.
Remove pan from oven. Rest 5 minutes. Remove chicken, add apple, then use fork to fluff rice.
Serve chicken with rice pilaf, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.

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Nutrition per serving

718kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$622.00

Per Serving
$124.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1244.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (61% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
chicken thigh fillets	5	$439.00
onion	1 small	$50.00
arlic clove	1 g	$1.00
	50 g	-
	0.5 cups	-
	0.25 cups	-
	0.5 cups	-
	1 cup	-
	1 cup	-
red apple	1	$13.00
dried rosemary	0.75 tsp	$22.00
dried thyme	1 tsp	$30.00
salt	0.75 tsp	$1.00
pepper	0.5 tsp	$11.00
	0.3333333333333333 cup	-
Dijon mustard	1 tbsp	$13.00
garlic powder	0.5 tsp	$4.00
All Spice	0.5 tsp	$25.00
paprika	0.25 tsp	$6.00
salt	0.75 tsp	$1.00
black pepper	0.25 tsp	$6.00
Oil spray	-	-
Fresh parsley	-	-