Roasted Chicken with Oriental Rice

Name: Roasted Chicken with Oriental Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 Minutes
Yield: 7 servings

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7 people

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Ingredients 9 items

1 large or 1200 g whole chicken
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion or 125 g, chopped
250 g minced lamb
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cubes MAGGI Chicken Stock
2½ cups or 500 g American rice, soaked in water for an hour and filtered
4½ cups or 1125 ml of water

How to prepare

Roast the chicken in a 200°C preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked and golden brown in color.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan, add and cook onions with occasional stirring for 4-5 minutes or until almost golden in color.
Add minced lamb and cook until meat is brown in color, then add spices and MAGGI Chicken Stock cubes; Stir for few seconds.
Add rice and stir for 2 minutes or until rice is hot then add water with constant stirring until it boils, then cover and simmer over low heat for 20-25 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Spoon the rice in a serving platter then cut the roasted chicken and arrange the chicken pieces over rice.

This roasted chicken and rice is a very popular dish! You can top it with some unsalted roasted nuts such as almonds and pine nuts which can add healthy fats as well as many minerals and vitamins to your meal. Bon appetit!

What's so special about oriental rice?

Oriental rice is a combination of American rice, minced meat and spices, so it's rich in carbohydrates, proteins as well as antioxidants.