Simple One Pot Chicken and Rice

Name: Simple One Pot Chicken and Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Ingredients: 4 lb. (approx.) whole chicken; 3 cups long grain white rice; 4 quarts (16 cups) water approx.; 3-4 stalks celery, roughly chopped; 1 large sweet onion, diced; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon celery salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley, divided; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; 1 teaspoon salt, divided

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Simple One Pot Chicken and Rice

Recipe by Sandra MyersCourse: DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hour

minutes

Ingredients

4 lb. (approx.) whole chicken
3 cups long grain white rice
4 quarts (16 cups) water approx.
3-4 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1 large sweet onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1 1/2 teaspoons parsley, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
1 teaspoon salt, divided

Directions

Combine water, chicken, celery, onion, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, oregano, celery salt, 1 teaspoon parsley in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour.
Once reaching cooking time, transfer chicken to large bowl or plate to cool. Keep simmering the food.
Debone chicken and set aside.
Remove all broth from pot (or use another pot). Pour approximately 6 cups broth back into pot, along with rice, chicken, remaining pepper, salt and parsley.
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in another cup of broth. Cover and simmer for additional 5 minutes.
Continue to add broth, stir, cover and simmer for 5 minutes at a time until rice is done.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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