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Broccolini Cheddar Chicken Rice Bake

Here's how you make Broccolini Cheddar Chicken Rice Bake
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 55m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 750 ml Chicken Stock (3 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons thyme leaves, finely chopped plus extra sprigs, to serve
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 kilogram chicken thigh cutlets, 8 cutlets specified thigh with skin on and bone in
  • 330 grams dried medium-grain white rice (1 1/2 cups)
  • 145 grams corn kernels, frozen (1 cup)
  • 2 green shallots, thinly sliced
  • 150 grams sharp vintage cheddar
  • 2 bunches broccolini, stems halved
  • QUICK TOMATO RELISH:-
  • 200 grams cherry tomatoes, or grape coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan forced.

  • Step 2: Heat stock in a small saucepan over high heat.

  • Step 3: Place the paprika and half the garlic, thyme and oil in a large bowl and add the chicken and toss to coat. and season.

  • Step 4: Place the rice, corn, shallot, warm stock and remaining garlic and thyme in a 3 cm-deep, 25 x 35 cm roasting pan and stir to combine and then arrange chicken on top and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the chicken is golden and almost all the stock mixture has been absorbed.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile, to make the relish, place the tomato in a small bowl and season and then Using a fork to lightly crush and then stir in the sweet chilli sauce, vinegar and paprika until combined.

  • Step 6: Crumble the cheddar over the rice and chicken and arrange the broccolini on top and drizzle over the remaining oil, season. and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the broccolini is tender and the cheddar is bubbling.

  • Step 7: Sprinkle with extra thyme and serve with the quick tomato relish.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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