arjun's lime chicken rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• marinade


• 1 tablespoon olive oil


• 1 teaspoon minced garlic


• 1 teaspoon dried basil


• salt to taste


• 1/2 teaspoon pepper


• 1 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into bite-size pieces


• rice


• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided


• 2 tablespoons minced garlic


• 1 onion, chopped


• 2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped


• 2 tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped


• salt to taste


• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder


• 1 cup uncooked rice


• 1 lime, juiced


• 2 bay leaves


• 1 cup chicken stock


• 1 1/2 cups water


• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Ready Time: 8 hrs 45 mins



• mix olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. toss chicken in marinade, cover and refrigerate overnight.


• heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook chicken and set aside. heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and cook garlic and onion until translucent. stir in jalapeno, chopped tomatoes, salt, and turmeric; cook for 2 minutes to soften tomato. stir in the rice, mixing thoroughly. stir in half of the lime juice, bay leaves, chicken stock, water, and cooked chicken. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, then cover and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice has cooked. remove from heat, discard the bay leaves; stir in the remaining lime juice and cilantro.