arjun's lime chicken rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• marinade
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into bite-size pieces
• rice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 lime, juiced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 45 mins


• mix olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. toss chicken in marinade, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook chicken and set aside. heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and cook garlic and onion until translucent. stir in jalapeno, chopped tomatoes, salt, and turmeric; cook for 2 minutes to soften tomato. stir in the rice, mixing thoroughly. stir in half of the lime juice, bay leaves, chicken stock, water, and cooked chicken. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, then cover and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice has cooked. remove from heat, discard the bay leaves; stir in the remaining lime juice and cilantro.