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Honey Chicken and Ginger Garlic Rice
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Honey Chicken and Ginger Garlic Rice (One-Pot)

This quick weeknight meal has a ton of yummy fresh flavors, is super easy to throw it all together and the kitchen clean-up is a breeze. Serve it with a side salad or your favorite vegetable.
Prep time does not include the chicken marinade time (see blog notes).
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Weeknight Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: one-pot recipe, chicken, rice, ginger
Servings: 4
Calories: 612kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb Chicken Breasts 2-4 pieces
  • 2 TBSP Butter

Honey Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup Honey
  • Zest and Juice of one Lemon
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

Ginger Garlic Rice

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1 Shallot - thinly sliced
  • 3-4 cloves Garlic - grated/zested
  • 2 TBSP Fresh Ginger - grated/zested
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 Zest and Juice of a Lime

Instructions

  • Marinade the Chicken: In a food safe ziplock bag or shallow bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients and add the chicken. Marinade for at least one hour, the longer the better.
    You can defrost and marinate the chicken at the same time - see blog notes.
    1.5 lb Chicken Breasts, ¼ cup Honey, Zest and Juice of one Lemon, ¼ cup Olive Oil, 1 tsp Salt
    Honey chicken marinade
  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • In an oven-safe pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once the butter is melted and the chicken breasts top-side down for it to brown. It should sizzle. Brown the top-side of the chicken only, about 3 minutes. Other than the browned top, the chicken will still be raw (see step 5).
    Turn off the heat and remove the chicken.
    2 TBSP Butter
  • In the same pan as the butter, add in the rice, shallot, garlic, ginger, salt and water. Stir to combine.
    1 cup Rice, 1 Shallot - thinly sliced, 3-4 cloves Garlic - grated/zested, 2 TBSP Fresh Ginger - grated/zested, 2 tsp Salt, 3 cups Water
    Adding the ingredients for ginger garlic chicken
  • Add the chicken back into the dish, place on top of the rice mixture.
    Add the top-browned chicken into the prepared ginger garlic rice mixture.
  • Cover tightly with foil or an over safe lid. Bake at 425F for 25 minutes. If after 25 minutes the rice is still watery, bake uncovered for 5 minutes until the water is fully absorbed.
  • Fluff the rice, add in the zest and juice of a lime. Toss to evenly distribute.
    1 Zest and Juice of a Lime
    Add lime juice and zest to the perfectly baked chicken and rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 2001mg | Potassium: 757mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg