Graduate School Chicken by Tom

In case you missed Tom's Graduate School Chicken recipe the first time around, I am re-posting his blog entry from November 10, 2009. 

Last Sunday, the kids and one of the grand kids came over for dinner, and we needed something easy and "kid friendly". When I was in graduate school I used to cook a simple chicken and rice recipe that my mother had given me because I had a finicky eater in the house I was living in, and he actually liked this! I had not made it in years, but thought it would be easy to do.

The ingredients are simple. Boneless chicken breasts and thighs. Brown rice, although any rice will work (except minute rice!!), chicken stock, and dried thyme. That's it!

I first covered the bottom of a 13"x9"x2" Pyrex baking dish with the brown rice (about 2 cups).

Next I arranged the chicken on top of the rice. I used 6 thighs and 2 breast.

Next I added ~4 cups of chicken broth (2 cups of broth for each cup of rice), and generously sprinkled on the dried thyme (about 1 tablespoon) to cover the chicken and some into the broth.

I preheated the oven to 375 degrees, covered the dish in aluminum foil, and baked in the 375 degree oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. My rule of thumb is whatever the packaged rice cook time is, add 30 minutes to the baking time to insure both the rice and chicken are completely cooked.

It is finished when all of the liquid is absorbed by the rice. The chicken comes out nice and tender, especially the thighs.

We served with steamed broccoli, and everyone enjoyed my simple chicken and rice recipe.

---Tom

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