One-Pan Paprika Chicken and Rice
The rice cooks underneath the chicken and takes on everything that comes off it.
Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets700 g
- Long grain rice350 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Capsicum200 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Frozen peas150 g
- Smoked paprika4 g
- Olive oil30 ml
Method
- Season the chicken thighs with half the paprika and brown them in the oil in a deep frying pan, then set aside.
- Cook the diced onion and capsicum in the same pan for 6 minutes, then add the garlic and the remaining paprika for 1 minute.
- Stir in the rice until every grain is coated, then add the tinned tomatoes and 700ml water and bring to a simmer.
- Sit the chicken back on top, cover, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes without stirring.
- Scatter over the peas, cover again, and rest off the heat for 5 minutes before serving.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
One-Pan Paprika Prawns and Rice
- 600 g Peeled raw prawns instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the chicken; cook the rice covered for 15 minutes, then press the prawns, tossed in half the paprika, into the top and cover for the last 5–6 minutes before the peas go on.
Vegetarian
One-Pan Paprika Chickpeas and Rice
- 800 g Tinned chickpeas instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the chicken; stir the drained chickpeas into the rice with the tomatoes and water and cook for the same 20 minutes.
Vegan
One-Pan Paprika Chickpeas and Rice
- 800 g Tinned chickpeas instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the chicken; stir the drained chickpeas into the rice with the tomatoes and water and cook for the same 20 minutes.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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- Chicken thigh fillets · 700 g
- Long grain rice · 350 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes · 400 g
- Capsicum · 200 g
- Brown onion · 200 g
- Garlic · 15 g
- Frozen peas · 150 g
- Smoked paprika · 4 g
- Olive oil · 30 ml