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This easy gluten-free, chicken Jollof rice is made with chicken, tomatoes, peppers and rice. African recipe. | recipesfromapantry.com
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Baked Chicken Jollof Rice

Baked Chicken Jollof Rice
Course Main Course
Cuisine African
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 327kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken thighs or legs
  • 2 tsp coriander, divided
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp White pepper, divided
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil , divided
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper desseded and chopped
  • Scotch bonnet chilli to taste (optional)
  • 1 jumbo stock cube , crumbled
  • 3.5 tbsp tomato puree
  • 400 g (14oz) rice
  • 925 ml (3.9 cups) warm water*

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4.
  • Season the chicken with half the coriander, salt and half the white pepper and a tsp of oil and set aside.
  • Heat a frying pan with half the oil over medium heat and brown the chicken on all sides. Then remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the onion for about 7 mins until soft.
  • Stir in the scotch bonnet chilli, coriander, pepper, jumbo cube for a min before mixing in the tomato puree.
  • Add in the rice and mix until well coated before pouring in the warm water before adding in the chicken.
  • Transfer the Jollof rice mixture into a baking dish, cover with some foil and bake in the oven for about 60-65 minutes or until the rice is soft and done.
  • When done take the rice out of the oven, fluff it and serve.

Notes

*Jumbo cube is a stock cube use widely across West Africa. Replace water with vegetable stock if you don't have a jumbo cube.

Baked Chicken Jollof Rice Weight Watchers Points

If made with skinless chicken thighs, there are 7 Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this Baked Chicken Jollof Rice recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 21.6mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.4mg