One-pot wonder chicken mushroom rice is an easy meal to feed and please a crowd, and that a very hungry too. No mess, no headaches, just pure comfort food.
Now, having said no headaches, l must say that making this chicken mushroom rice proved to be a real adventure. With some headache for sure. But not because of the recipe itself, that’s the easy peasy bit. It just happened to be one of those days when everything went wrong. And it so did!
I initially planned to cook the dish in the oven, rather than on the stove, but it was not meant to be, clearly. Luckily in the end it tasted better than expected, and everybody enjoyed it. But what a drama, hey!
So, l tucked my older daughter in bed for her nap, and thought l would take advantage and cook her lunch. Got her baby sister in her bouncer, and started preparing the ingredients to cook the meal.
Cheeky little monkey, who so far was all nice and happy, decided she had enough of behaving herself and started crying.Right, mission aborted, no more cooking, baby needed kisses and cuddles, so mummy obliged.
Ok, baby wanted a nap too, and in mummy’s arms only. Nothing wrong with that! By the time l got her all nice and happy again, sweetness number 1 woke up, on the wrong side of the bed too, l must add.
Got the girls happy, and since hubby was home, he came to the rescue to entertain little ones while mummy went back to the kitchen. But surprise, the oven stopped working.
Oh well, baking was no longer an option. Right, nevermind! I got to pan fry the chicken first, then the alarm went off because of a tiny bit of smoke. By now, l could feel my husband’s eyes burning me because l was stinking up the house with my frying (he’s not quite a meat fan all the time, you see!).
Anyway, food cooked, l even got to quickly take some photos, lunch was yummy, all forgotten. Phew, that was not easy! Although l guess it was worth all the drama, this dish really tastes great.
It’s filling, it’s packed with great flavours, and most importantly, it’s all in pot. Texture wise, it’s more like a risotto, in the sense that the rice is sticky, rather than the grains separated, but it’s so good.
It did remind me of my Chicken and peas risotto, although it is not the same creamy texture. Well, it’s not meant to be creamy anyway. The mushrooms add so much flavour, especially since they have been cooked together with the garlic and spring onions.
No much seasoning is needed, since the chicken stock (broth) is pretty salty anyway. The finishing touch, parsley, is not be to skipped, its aroma brings freshness and a certain kick to it. Who said home-cooking isn’t fun?
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One-pot wonder chicken mushroom rice, a healthy and delicious dish, the kind of easy chicken one-pot recipes that never fail to impress. A great family favourite meal.
- 3 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup sliced chestnut mushrooms
- 2 spring onions, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock (broth)
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
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In a large frying pan, add the oil and place the chicken thighs skin down.
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Fry for 5 minutes until lightly brown, flip on the other side and fry for a further 5 minutes. The chicken will not be fuly cooked at this stage, but will cook further later on.
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Remove from the pan and set aside.
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In the same pan, add the sliced mushrooms, garlic and onions, season with salt and pepper and cook gently for a few minutes until soft and until all the liquid is evaporated.
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Rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs clear, and add it to the pan together with the stock.
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Give a good stir, bring back the chicken to the pan, cover with a lid, and leave to cook undisturbed for 20 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed, the rice is cooked and the chicken is tender.
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Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot.
Tasty Eats Ronit Penso says
July 3, 2017 at 6:10 pmLove such one-pot dishes. Looks very tasty! 🙂
Daniela Anderson says
July 3, 2017 at 7:12 pmThank you! It does save time to have a dish in one pot, less to clean after 😊
Renz says
July 3, 2017 at 6:44 pmI pinned this for later for suure. Looks so delicious. I love one pot wonders!!
Daniela Anderson says
July 3, 2017 at 7:11 pmThank you, much appreciated!
Pam Wattenbarger says
July 3, 2017 at 6:53 pmI definitely understand those days where everything seems to go wrong. This dish looks like it turned out great in the end despite everything that happened.
Daniela Anderson says
July 3, 2017 at 7:11 pmThank you! 😊
Veena Azmanov says
July 3, 2017 at 8:17 pmLove one pot meals. Such a time saver. For a working mom like me it’s almost a blessing. Saving for later.
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:54 amIt does save time and your sanity to get easy meals ready. Glad you liked it!
Catherine says
July 3, 2017 at 8:24 pmWhat a beautiful, hearty meal! You can’t beat chicken and rice…looks splendid!
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:53 amThank you! 😊
Hanady Awada | Recipe Nomad says
July 3, 2017 at 9:01 pmYour story about nap time made me laugh! How you have time for the little ones and a beautiful blog is inspiring! I love mushrooms and I love one pot dishes. Can’t wait to make this!
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:53 amThank you! It’s not easy, but then l tell myself they are little for such a short time and it will get easier. I hope 😁
Camilla Hawkins says
July 3, 2017 at 9:57 pmI do love a one pot meal and chicken thighs are so cheap so a definite win/win. Shall show my son this recipe who is off to uni:-)
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:52 amIt’s a very easy one, l’m sure he’ll like it!
Karen says
July 4, 2017 at 1:47 amThat was quite the adventure! I have had my oven go out mid bake, and it’s so frustrating isn’t it? Looks like you meant to make this on the stove top!! Nice save!
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:51 amIt certainly is frustrating! I hope to get it fixed soon, l so need it!
Adriana Martin says
July 4, 2017 at 5:12 amwhat a lovely chicken meal all the ingredients I love so this I will prepare very soon my family will enjoy it too
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 5:50 amThank you, l’m sure they all will love it!
Molly Kumar says
July 4, 2017 at 7:05 amThis looks so delicious and the chicken looks so juicy. I love one-pot recipes as they are so much easier and teh family loves it too. This is going in my must try recipe list 🙂
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 10:15 amThank you!
Noel Lizotte says
July 4, 2017 at 10:55 ami just made a rice/mushroom dish the other day and my husband loved it. I’m going to add your recipe to this week’s menu … should be an all around win!
Daniela Anderson says
July 5, 2017 at 12:19 amThank you! It’s a great dish, and so simple.
Linda says
July 4, 2017 at 11:10 amAre you getting a new oven? The dish looks delicious so cooking it on top of the stove seems to have worked.
Priya Srinivasan says
July 4, 2017 at 12:54 pmAww with kids everyday is an adventure! But hey 3 cheers to you, you have managed to cook such a yumm meal with all that drama behind!!! Mommy -> Super woman!! 🙂
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 8:49 pmThank you! I adore my little girls, although l admit they can be hard work. Most of the time, anyway 😊
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
July 4, 2017 at 5:08 pmNow you are a person who can think on her feet. You went from plan A to plan B to plan C and I lost count after that. The recipe looks wonderful and I so enjoy one pan meals. Your dinner turned out scrumptious!!
Daniela Anderson says
July 4, 2017 at 8:48 pmAww thank you very much for your lovely comment. Being a mum can be challenging, that’s for sure!
Daniela Anderson says
July 14, 2017 at 7:38 pmThank you!