Roasted chicken with tomato pilaf
Ingredients
- Chicken
- 1 large chicken
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Tomato pilaf
- 2 cups of basmati rice
- 500g ripe tomatoes, peeled
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tsp sugar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Chicken
Rub the chicken with a mixture of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place it breast-side down in a roasting pan to prevent the breasts from drying down.
Roast for 1 hour in an oven pre-heated to 200ºC, then turn the chicken and cook for about 30 min, until it's well cooked.
Tomato pilaf
Wash the rice with cold water until the water runs clear.
Quarter the tomatoes and then place them in a blender. Blend. Pour into a pan, add then add the chicken broth, sugar and salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
Add the rice and stir well. Simmer, covered, over low heat, for 18 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid well absorbed.
Once the rice is over and the chicken is roasted, chose a plate and place the rice first and then the roasted chicken. You can sprinkle with some parsley and serve with a salad.
Notes
If you do not have chicken broth then just use water (500ml) and a chicken or veggie cube.