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Chicken and Rice Dinner

All the nutritious goodness of homemade Chicken Soup - only better!! This health-promoting Chicken and Rice is slow food, patiently crafted with the layered, comforting flavors of roasted chicken, vegetables, aromatics, fresh herbs, and seasonings. Plan a long leisurely day in the kitchen, or split the process up between a couple of days. Included are three side dish recipes that are highly recommended. This nurturing meal will be well worth your effort!
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 8 hours
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Roasted Chicken and Veggie Bone Broth

  • 1 5-6 pound Whole Chicken rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated Garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sweet Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Onion quartered
  • 1 whole Head of Garlic with top sliced off crosswise to expose cloves
  • 3 stalks Celery I use the leafy innermost center of the heart, rinsed
  • 2 Fresh Carrots rinsed and peeled
  • 3 sprigs Fresh Sage
  • 4 sprigs Fresh Thyme
  • 2 sprigs Fresh Rosemary
  • 2 Dried Bay Leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Whole Black Pepper Corns

Chicken and Rice

  • 1 Sweet Onion diced
  • 4 stalks Celery
  • 5 cloves Fresh Garlic sliced thin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Sage
  • 2 1/2 cups Brown Basmati Rice
  • 6 1/2 cups Chicken Bone Broth (divided) See Instructions

Braised Kale

  • 2 pounds Fresh Kale bagged pre-washed,trimmed, and cut
  • 5 cloves Fresh Garlic sliced thin
  • 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt

Roasted Honey Glazed Carrots

  • 2 pounds Organic Heirloom Carrots rinsed, peeled, trimmed, and sliced in half
  • 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 pinch Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Organic Unfiltered Honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Fresh Fruit

  • 2 whole Blood Oranges rinsed, sliced and seeded
  • 4 cups Organic Black Berries gently rinsed, separated and dried on paper towel.
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Pomegranate Seeds

Instructions

Roasted Chicken and Veggie Bone Broth

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine salt, granulated garlic, sweet paprika, and ground black pepper together and set aside. Using hands, coat the chicken with olive oil. Now sprinkle the seasoning over the entire chicken and rub it all over the exterior of the chicken. (Wash hands carefully) Arrange prepared onion, garlic, celery, and carrots around the chicken on roasting pan.
    picture of chicken a veggies ready to roast
  2. Place chicken and veggies in preheated oven and roast until chicken reaches 180 degrees. Remove from the oven.
    Picture of Roasted Chicken and Veggies
  3. Add chicken juices and roasted veggies to a large 5 1/2-6 quart pot. Set chicken aside, lightly cover with foil to rest, about 20 minutes.
    Roasted Veggies and Chicken Juice in heavy pan
  4. Using tongs and a fork while the chicken is still quite warm, remove the skin and debone the entire chicken. Tear boned chicken to chunky pieces. Cover and set meat aside in frig. Place all of the bones and roasted skin into the pot with veggies and chicken juices.
    Veggies and broth in pan
  5. Fill the pot with water (amount dependant on pot size) and add the fresh sage, thyme, rosemary, dried bay leaves, and peppercorns. Simmer on low for a minimum of 6 hours with the pot lid on but slightly tilted. *Note that the broth can be simmered much longer if you have the time and so desire. Still, six hours is sufficient for chicken bones to release their greatness.
    Chicken bones, water and herbs added to pan
  6. Set a colander inside of a large bowl. Carefully strain the bone broth and discard all of the solids. Skim fat layer off the top of the broth and reserve. *Leftover broth after making Chicken and Rice should be strained through a double layer of cheesecloth then frozen for later use.
    Pictured bone broth, strained from bone and veggie solids

Chicken and Rice

  1. (If cooking broth in the same day, go ahead and use the same pot.) Add 2 tablespoons of fat to the pan, skimmed from the top of the separated bone broth. Over medium heat, add in onion, garlic, and celery, sauteing until translucent.
    Veggies sauteing
  2. Add in the rice and salt. Give the ingredients a good stir, coating the rice with all of the flavorful goodness.
    Rice and veggies sauteing
  3. Add 5 cups of the bone broth and stir. Over medium heat, bring the liquid to a quick boil. Turn heat down to low. Cover with a tight lid and slow simmer the rice for 30 minutes.
    Picture of bone broth in rice
  4. Rice should not be entirely done as yet. Quickly fold in prepared chicken pieces and add 1 cup more broth. Replace the lid and simmer an additional 10-12 minutes until rice is nutty but fluffy and done. Serve with sides or alone as desired. Delicious!
    Picture of chicken being mixed with rice

Braised Kale

  1. While rice is cooking, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Add olive oil, sliced garlic, and red pepper flakes to a 4 1/2-5 quart pot. Gently saute the garlic to have a hint of color.
    Sliced fresh garlic in olive oil with red pepper flakes
  2. Layer and toss in kale, adding salt, until kale is wilted enough to all fit in the pan.
    Fresh Kale
  3. Add approximately 3/4 cup of bone broth. Cover with a lid and steam 10 minutes.
    Trimmed fresh Kale
  4. Give the kale a toss. Replace lid and remove from heat. Set aside until ready to serve as a side dish along with the Chicken and Rice.
    Steaming Kale
  5. Braised Kale

Roasted Honey Cinnamon Carrots

  1. Prepare carrots as mentioned in ingredients. On a heavy baking sheet, toss carrots with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place in preheated oven and roast for 15 minutes.
    Fresh Carrots
  2. While carrots are roasting, melt honey and butter together in the microwave for 20 seconds. Add cinnamon and mix together while warm.
    Picture of Cinnamon Honey glaze
  3. After carrots roast for 15 minutes, remove from oven and increase the temperature to 450 degrees. Drizzle carrots with the buttered cinnamon honey glaze. Place the carrots back in the oven for 5 minutes to caramelize. Serve as a delicious side dish alongside the Chicken and Rice.
    Picture of Roasted Carrots

Fresh Fruit

  1. Arrange prepared fresh fruit beautifully and serve.
    Picture of Chicken and Rice Dinner in tins, ready to deliver to friends