The BEST One-Pan Chicken and Rice (Easy Recipe!)
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This One-Pan Chicken and Rice recipe is easy, tasty, and makes a perfect weeknight dinner! Learn how to make the best homemade chicken and rice on the stovetop with this quick and simple recipe.
Why You’ll Love This One-Pan Chicken and Rice Recipe
You are going to love this hearty dish made with juicy chicken, vegetables, and fluffy rice. It is perfectly seasoned and satisfying, but is so easy to make. Best of all, everything gets cooked together in one pan. That means minimal cleanup is required to prepare this delicious meal that everyone in the family will love.
How to Make Chicken and Rice on the Stovetop
Full instructions are included in the recipe below. But as a brief overview, to make this Stovetop Chicken and Rice recipe, simply:
- Sauté the chicken: Cook the chicken in a bit of oil and butter and then set it aside.
- Cook the veggies: Sauté the onion and celery in the same pan.
- Add the aromatics and herbs: Lightly cook the garlic, dried herbs, and crushed red pepper flakes until fragrant. Gently cooking these ingredients allows them to bloom and release their aromas.
- Stir in the rice and broth: Add the rice and broth. Leave everything alone to cook, until most of the liquid has been absorbed by the rice.
- Add the chicken and peas: Return the cooked chicken to the pan with the peas. Cover the pan and let everything sit for a few minutes.
- Finish with lemon and parsley: Add the lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley. Dinner is served!
That’s it! This is truly an easy chicken and rice dinner recipe that is absolutely bursting with flavor.
Recommendations for Recipe Tools
Here are some tools that will make prepping the ingredients in this recipe an absolute breeze:
- Ultra Chef Express Food Chopper – This is the one I have and it is one of my most-used kitchen tools. I use mine all the time to quickly chop up vegetables. I especially love using it to dice onions, because it saves me from all the tears!
- OXO Stainless Steel Scraper – I purchased a bench scraper after seeing them being used on my favorite cooking shows. It is SUCH a handy tool for scraping up and transferring chopped food from the cutting board into the pan.
Possible Recipe Variations
There are all sorts of ways that you can customize this recipe. Some options could include:
- Make it spicy: If you want to add some heat, you can add some crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.
- Add different veggies: Broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus, bell peppers, cauliflower, zucchini, or carrots would be delicious additions to this recipe.
- Swap-in rotisserie chicken: If you have shredded rotisserie chicken on hand, stir in one and a half cups of pre-cooked, shredded chicken at the end.
- Make it cheesy: You could sprinkle your favorite melty cheese (such as cheddar, gruyere, or mozzarella) over the rice once it has finished cooking.
This is a very flexible recipe, so feel free to adapt it to your preferences with your favorite flavors and ingredients.
More Easy Chicken and Rice Recipes
Looking for more simple chicken and rice dinner inspiration? Here are a some of my favorite recipes:
- Easy Chicken Dirty Rice Recipe
- Restaurant-Style Chicken Fried Rice
- Thai Curry Chicken and Rice Recipe
- Pineapple Chicken Coconut Rice
- Oven-Baked Chicken and Rice
All of the recipes listed above are super satisfying, flavorful, and easy to make. If you make this One-Pan Chicken and Rice recipe, let me know! Leave a comment with a star rating ★ below, because I love hearing from you! ♡
The BEST One-Pan Chicken and Rice (Easy Recipe!)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced into 1-inch cubes
- Salt and pepper
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnishing
Instructions
- In a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and season it liberally with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes, or until cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set it aside.
- To the same skillet, melt the butter. Add the onion and celery and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic, thyme, rosemary, and crushed red pepper flakes cook for another minute until fragrant.
- Stir in the rice and broth. Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 15 minutes, until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid.
- Return the chicken to the skillet. Stir in the peas and cover. Cook for another 5 minutes, until all of the liquid has been absorbed into the rice.
- Stir in the lemon juice. Serve warm, garnished with parsley if using.
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Awesome healthy chicken dinner recipe!
Thank you! 🙂
I just finished making this. Wow – it’s so flavorful! It was super easy and all the ingredients were ones I had on hand. The family said to tell you “DELICIOUS!” 😁
Hi Faith, thank you so much for letting me know! I’m very happy you and your family enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
I loved your chicken and rice recipe! It was so easy to make and my whole family loved it! Thank you!!!