One Pot Leek And Chicken Rice

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This One-Pot Leek and Chicken Rice is a delicious and easy to make recipe that is is comfort food at its best. Suitable for Gluten Free diets. Post includes Weight Watchers SmartPoints.

A pot of one pot leek and chicken rice

Ok, ok. It is properly turning cold now.

Brrrrrrr. This wood burning stove is on at full blast and logs are piled almost higher than my head next to the stove. Thick woolly socks are definitely on and even doubled up and the fleeces are being worn daily.

So now is the time to turn to comfort food. What we want are easy, delicious, filling and sustaining meals. No frills, just some good grub.

One thing I’ve learned through the years is that comfort food needs to be good. And the best way to get good, simple food is to start with good ingredients. You don’t need many (often the fewer the better) ingredients but you do need to spend some thought on making sure they are good.

Plus, you do need to think a bit about being healthy with comfort food. When I’m making comfort food I still want to make sure that I’m making something which has a good proportion of vegetables.

This is why I raided my pantry and fridge and pulled out some leeks, free range chicken and a whole load of spices and whipped up this One Pot Leek and Chicken Rice Recipe.

A plate of one pot leek and chicken rice with a knife and fork

Why You’ll Love Cooking with Leeks

Can I indulge in a little leek love? I imagine you all nodding your heads with a yes, yes, and YES. Yeap, totally giving you the leek love…..You can’t go wrong with leeks.

  • You can do almost anything with them (fry, roast, stew, turn into soup) and they always carry through that subtle yet delicious flavour
  • They go with almost everything – from roast beef to pasta
  • They are good as a star ingredient (look no further than the recipe below), or as a flavour-enhancing understudy (put some leeks in stock, it really makes a difference)
  • Preparation is easy – wash and chop, that’s it
  • They are veg (obviously!) so eating them is good for you and make up one of your 5 a day
  • Everybody likes them (even children, though a bit of subterfuge is sometimes needed)
  • They easy to get hold of in every supermarket or greengrocer
  • And you are not reading my blog to just look at lists, are you? You want to get into the real meat and veg of the matter and see what it was I cooked last night…

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All the leeks..

Sliced leeks on a wooden chopping board

Here we are. THE one pot leek and chicken rice dish. Dead easy. Only good ingredients. Delicious. The very definition of comfort food.

How to Make One-Pot Leek and Chicken Rice

The ingredients in this One-Pot Leek and Chicken Rice are things you already have in your freezer or pantry. You need leeks, chicken, rice, stock, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, salt and oil.

I really wanted to keep things simple for this recipe.

Step 1. Brown the chicken

Step 2. Fry some spices and sauté the leeks

Step 3. Put everything else including the chicken back into the pot, cover and cook.

Very simple, very easy, and veeeerrryyyyy good!

A plate of one pot leek and chicken rice with a fork

Come on guys, you have got to try it. You will love it. I certainly do – I had a good wodge of it last night, and I’m making it again this Sunday when my in-laws are coming to lunch.

Leek and Chicken Rice Weight Watchers SmartPoints

There are 7 WW Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this Leek and Chicken Rice.

Even More Chicken Recipes

For more chicken recipes, why not try these below:

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup.

Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potatoes.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken.

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos.

Delicious Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe.

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A pot of one pot leek and chicken rice
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5 from 7 votes

One Pot Leek And Chicken Rice

This one pot leek and chicken rice is delicious and easy to make recipe and is comfort food at its best.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Western
Servings: 6
Calories: 408kcal
Author: Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken legs
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seed
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cardamom pods split
  • 0.25 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 large leeks finely sliced washed and drained
  • 300 g (10.5oz) basmati rice
  • 550 ml (2.3 cups) hot stock

Instructions

  • Add the chicken to a bowl and season with some salt.
  • Heat half the olive oil in a pan, over medium heat, add in the chicken legs and brown them for about 5 mins on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the cumin seeds to the pan and fry for 1 min, before adding the rest of the olive oil, the remaining spices and the leeks and sautéing for 5-7 mins until the leeks are soft.
  • Add the chicken and remaining ingredients back to the pot, season with salt, cover the pan, and cook over very low heat for 35 mins till the rice is soft.
  • Switch off the heat and serve.
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Notes

Leek and Chicken Rice Weight Watchers Points

There are 7 WW Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this Leek and Chicken Rice.

Chicken Recipes

For more chicken recipes why not try these below
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup.
Instant Pot Shredded Chicken.
Instant Pot Chicken Tacos.
Delicious Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 499mg | Potassium: 438mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2.5mg

 

 

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11 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Hello, Bintu.

    I am in love with one pot dishes. They are my go to recipes whenever I feel tired and lazy. Lol. I will definitely try this at home as soon as possible.

  2. 5 stars
    That basmati rice looks so delicious and flavorful. You made a really nice spiced dinner pot.

  3. 5 stars
    This a wonderful rice dish, I love the way rice is perfect cooked and loaded with leek and chicken great for dinner. The best part of one pot meal is less cleaning.

  4. Yum! Such a delicious comfort food for this chilly weather. I love how easily the meal comes together and in just one pot (which my husband would particularly appreciate- he does the dishes)