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Lemon Chicken Rice Skillet
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Lemon Chicken Rice Skillet

A simple one-pan dinner with tender chicken thighs, fluffy rice, broccoli, lemon, and garlic. Made with common grocery-store ingredients for an easy weeknight meal.

  • chicken
  • dinner
  • meat
  • one-pan
  • rice
  • shoppable
  • skillet
  • weeknight
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10 min prep45 min cook4 servingsmedium

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lemon · 1 Each

Fresh Large Lemon - Each

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boneless skinless chicken thighs · 1.5 Pound

Heritage Farm® Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs

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broccoli florets · 3 Cup

Kroger® Broccoli Florets 12 Oz

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low-sodium chicken broth · 2.25 Cup

Swanson 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth

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garlic cloves, minced · 4 Count

Garlic

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long-grain white rice · 1 Cup

Kroger® Enriched Long Grain White Rice

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unsalted butter · 1 Tablespoon

Kroger® Unsalted Butter Sticks

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olive oil · 1 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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black pepper · 0.5 Teaspoon

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper

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kosher salt · 1 Teaspoon

Kroger® Coarse Kosher Salt

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Cook this recipe

  • boneless skinless chicken thighs-1 1/2 lb
  • broccoli florets-3 cups
  • low-sodium chicken broth-2 1/4 cups
  • long-grain white rice-1 cup
  • garlic cloves-4 cloves
  • olive oil-1 tablespoon
  • unsalted butter-1 tablespoon
  • kosher salt-1 teaspoon
  • lemon-1 each
  • black pepper-1/2 teaspoon
1
Season the chicken
Cutting Board

Pat the chicken thighs dry and season with kosher salt and black pepper.

Wash hands, cutting board, and knife after handling raw chicken, and keep raw chicken separate from vegetables and cooked ingredients.

1 1/2 pounds chicken thigh
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
2
Brown the chicken
Tongs
Large skillet with lid

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until browned. Transfer to a plate.

Use caution with hot oil to avoid splatter burns.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 pounds chicken thigh
3
Cook the garlic
Large skillet with lid
Wooden spoon

Reduce heat to medium. Add minced garlic to the skillet and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.

4 Count garlic
4
Toast the rice
Large skillet with lid
Wooden spoon

Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute.

1 cup white rice
5
Add broth
Measuring Cups
Large skillet with lid
Wooden spoon

Add the broth, scrape up the browned bits and bring to a simmer. Return the chicken in the next step before starting the covered cooking time.

2 1/4 cups chicken broth
6
Simmer the chicken and rice
Tongs
Large skillet with lid

Return chicken to the skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Use oven mitts when handling the hot skillet lid.

7
Add broccoli and finish cooking
Tongs
Large skillet with lid

Add broccoli florets around the chicken. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until rice is tender, broccoli is crisp-tender, and chicken reaches 165°F.

Cook chicken to an internal temperature of 165°F.

3 cups broccoli
8
Finish with lemon and butter
Measuring Spoons
Chef’s knife
Wooden spoon

Zest the lemon, then juice it. Stir lemon zest, lemon juice, and butter into the rice.

1 Each lemon
1 tablespoon butter
9
Rest and serve
Large skillet with lid

Let the skillet rest off heat for 5 minutes before serving.

10

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