Arjun's Lime Chicken Rice

Name: Arjun's Lime Chicken Rice
Total time: 525
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon dried basil; salt to taste; ½ teaspoon pepper; 1 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into bite-size pieces; 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 1 onion, chopped; 2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped; 2 tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped; salt to taste; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 cup uncooked white rice; 1 lime, juiced; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 ½ cups water; 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe by Shaheen P from allrecipes.com

Dinner 9 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon minced garlic
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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salt to taste
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½ teaspoon pepper
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1 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into bite-size pieces
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2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
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2 tablespoons minced garlic
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1 onion, chopped
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2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

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2 tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
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salt to taste
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1 teaspoon turmeric powder
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1 cup uncooked white rice
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1 lime, juiced
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2 bay leaves
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1 cup chicken stock
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1 ½ cups water
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3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Instructions

Mix olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Toss chicken in marinade, cover and refrigerate overnight.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook chicken and set aside. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and cook garlic and onion until translucent. Stir in jalapeno, chopped tomatoes, salt, and turmeric; cook for 2 minutes to soften tomato. Stir in the rice, mixing thoroughly. Stir in half of the lime juice, bay leaves, chicken stock, water, and cooked chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, then cover and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice has cooked. Remove from heat, discard the bay leaves; stir in the remaining lime juice and cilantro.