One Pot Shabbat

Last night Mimi and Gramps and Doda (I know, funny names in our fam) came over for Shabbat dinner and we all loved this yummy and easy dinner. My dear friend PITA gave me this recipe, so I can't take credit-but I can share it with you so you can have an easy one-pot dinner for your family too! This is healthy, yummy, comfort food-made easier by combining all ingrdients in one pot and baking in the oven. The best part, are you ready? While it is in the oven, you can actually sit down with your coffee and read a magazine! Oh wait, that's just wishful thinking! But the point is, you don't have to stand over the stove with this great recipe! It's not an exact science so measurements all depend on your tastes, etc...you can change the seasonings depending on your mood to give the dish different flavor-Middle Eastern, Tex Mex, Indian, etc. Last night I went for traditional Shabbat chicken and you can't go wrong with that! So experiment with it and have fun!

INGREDIENTS

1 whole cut up chicken, with skin and bone (I used an extra package of bone-in breasts)
2 cups basmati rice or brown rice (just not instant)
4 cups chicken broth or water
Olive Oil
Garlic Powder
Kosher Salt
Onion Powder
Pepper
Paprika

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using a Dutch Oven or heavy pan with a lid (if you don't have one, you can use a baking dish or aluminum tin pan covered well with foil-the key is covering this tightly), combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, rice and liquid in the bottom of the dish and mix to combine.
• Rub both sides of the chicken with a little EVOO and season well to your liking. Place the chicken skin side up on top of the rice mixture.
• Cover tightly with lid or foil and bake for 90 minutes. Uncover and check the rice-sometimes it needs a few more minutes, so stir and recover and bake for 20 more minutes. When done, the chicken will be falling off the bone (which is good-remove skin and bones!!) and the rice will be absolutely delicious!
• Serve with a roasted vegetable and your guests (or family!) will love you for this dinner!

EAT AND ENJOY-IT'S YUMMY!