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Easy Chicken & Rice with Carrots & Peas One-Pot Recipe

This one-pot recipe combines tender chicken, long-grain rice, carrots, and peas for a wholesome, flavorful meal.
By using fresh ingredients and simple seasonings, it delivers a balanced dish with vibrant colors and refreshing lemon accents in just one hour.
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Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Global
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 12-inch skillet with a tight-fitting lid

Ingredients
  

  • 4 6- to 8-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon table salt divided
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 onion chopped fine
  • 1½ cups long-grain white rice
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • Pinch red pepper flakes
  • 4 carrots peeled and sliced on bias ½ inch thick
  • 3½ cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add chicken and cook until golden brown on one side, about 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
  • Add onion and remaining ½ teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice, garlic, and red pepper flakes, cooking until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add carrots and stir to coat, scraping up browned bits from the skillet.
  • Nestle chicken, browned side up, into the skillet with the rice mixture. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer gently until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160°F, about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer chicken to a cutting board and tent loosely with aluminum foil. Stir the rice mixture to recombine, cover, and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
  • Turn off the heat, sprinkle peas over the rice, cover, and let warm through for about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and gently fluff the rice mixture with a fork. Slice chicken into ½-inch-thick pieces, arrange on top of the rice, and garnish with parsley before serving.
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