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Clay Pot Chicken & Rice

Posted by Peggy on February 22, 2012

Clay Pot Chicken & Rice
Recipe: Clay Pot Chicken & Rice

Ingredients

  • 1, 4 1/2 quart, clay pot cooker
  • 2 cups long cook rice (a rice that cooks in 30-45 minutes)
  • Specified amount* of liquid such as wine, stock, water or a combination
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 cup carrots cut into 1/2 inch coins
  • 2 cups brussels sprouts, left whole
  • 1, 4-5 pound, whole roasting chicken
  • 2 tablespoons dry, crushed rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon-1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, sliced into thin pieces
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 medium sized yellow onion, peeled but left whole**

Instructions

  1. Soak unglazed clay according to manufacturers directions, apx. 15 minutes.
  2. Combine rice, liquid, mushrooms, carrots, and brussels sprouts at bottom of pot. Combine rosemary, salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper (adding additional pepper to taste) and rub inside chicken cavity. Lift up chicken skin and rub under skin, then over the exterior skin. Stick pieces of butter under skin over breast. Place chicken over rice mixture.
  3. Place bay leaf in back of cavity and stuff with onion; tie chicken legs together with string or kitchen twine.
  4. Cover pot with lid and place on middle rack of a cold oven. Turn on heat to 450 degrees and cook 1 1/2- 2 1/2 hours; or until chicken juices run clear when thigh is pierced. (Note: For a crispier skin, remove lid in last 10-15 minutes of cooking time, although chicken skin will be golden brown if you omit this step.)
  5. Remove onion, chop and stir into rice. Pour residual juices from cavity onto a serving platter. Carve chicken and serve with juices and rice mixture. (Note: leftovers make a marvelous chicken and rice soup.)

*Whatever rice you use; halve the liquid requirement on packaging. (2 cups of the rice I used called for 4 1/2 cups of liquid, therefore I only used 2 1/4 cups.)

**Onion will remain firm through cooking. Feel free to cut into pieces and stir into rice prior to cooking, or omit altogether.

Time to soak clay: 15 minutes

Active Time: 20 minutes

Roast Time: 90-120 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 4-6 servings

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