One Pot Chicken With Rice And Wine Sauce

Another simple and tasty one pot dish… Perfect for a dinner with friends or a lunch with family. Since you need the wine for the recipe, you can also use it for a small taste :). Cooking the rice in the same pot with the chicken will enhance its flavour and yes, you’ll have the main and the side dish ready in the same time. All you need is a light lettuce or endive salad. Up to you :)

The Recipe

Prepare a thick, oven suitable skillet or pot (I used a 26 cm cast iron skillet).
Peel the carrots, the celery, the onions and the garlic.
Place the chicken drums into the casserole or skillet you use and season it with salt and pepper.
Add the onion chopped in small pieces. It will blend in the wine sauce :)
Add the carrots, the celery and the apple, all in large pieces or cuts. Add the peeled garlic without slicing it. Leave the vegetables in big pieces, as they will get a longer cooking time along the chicken.
A drizzle of olive oil will be perfect at this point.
Add the wine and water begin to cook on low heat.
Gently simmer with a lid on for about 30 minutes then take the lid off and let it simmer until about a half of the liquid is evaporated.
Meantime preheat the oven to 220C with ventilation
When about half of the liquid is evaporated transfer the skillet to the oven and let the chicken get brown for 15 minutes, then add the rice in the liquid, mix well and let it in the oven for another 15 minutes or so until the rice is cooked. ( Check the cooking time of the rice so you can cook it properly - I used basmati with wild rice with a 10 minutes cooking time and leave handy some hot water just in case you have to complete the liquid )