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Baked Chicken With Peppers, Chickpeas, & Rice

Here's how you make Baked Chicken With Peppers, Chickpeas, & Rice
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  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 50m
    • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds skinless chicken thighs (8 thighs)
  • 2 red bell peppers (sliced, or yellow peppers, sliced)
  • 2 yellow onions (sliced)
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped (include the stems finely diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 teaspoons coriander seeds (ground)
  • 1 to 2 jalapeno chilies (cut in small dice)
  • 1/2 cup garbanzo beans (cooked)
  • 1 cup dry rice (basmati)
  • 1 lemon, whole
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
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: Heat the oil in a large skillet, and brown the chicken thighs all over. Remove from the pan and drain fat if desired to leave only 1 tablespoon.

  • Step 2: Saute the onion for about 4 minutes and then stir in the peppers, cilantro, garlic, corriander, and jalapenos and cook briefly. Preheat the oven to 375.

  • Step 3: Add the chickpeas and basmati rice, then the juice of the lemon and the chicken stock, and heat until just boiling. Pour the mixture into a large casserole dish and place the chicken pieces with any juices on top. Cover the casserole and bake 50 minutes or until the rice is cooked.

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