One Skillet Greek Lemon Hen and Rice.

One skillet Greek Lemon Hen and Rice—fast, simple, colourful, and scrumptious! Pan-seared hen with oregano, paprika, cayenne, and garlicky lemon butter are cooked all along with rice pilaf and spinach for an all-in-one dinner. Prime with salty inexperienced olives, crumbled feta cheese, and contemporary basil for a dinner that everybody on the desk will love.

As the times turn out to be longer and life will get a little bit busy, I discover myself leaving dinner to the final minute. That’s when easy skillet dinners turn out to be useful.

As we enter late spring, as soon as the solar begins to set, I continuously really feel like I’m operating late. After the lengthy winters, I’m completely thrown off. It all the time takes me a number of weeks to seek out the appropriate dinner groove and time to start out cooking for the night time!

Fortunately I can depend on easy recipes like this hen and rice. It’s so scrumptious, and the bonus is simply how simple it’s to organize.

That is additionally the time of 12 months when grocery shops, Entire Meals, and, in fact, all of the superb farmers markets, start to promote contemporary herb vegetation once more. When this occurs, I get approach too excited.

My favourite herb vegetation are basil and thyme. So after I get my palms on a number of, you higher consider I’ll use them in the entire recipes I can.

I adore it when the in-season produce simply helps me create new recipes. It’s all the time so enjoyable (and scrumptious)!

Listed below are the main points

Step 1: Season and sear the hen

Every part begins with the hen, which is Greek-inspired and seasoned merely with dry oregano, paprika, cayenne, and contemporary thyme. Pan-sear the hen in an oven-safe skillet till it’s simply barely browned.

When you sear the hen, pull it out of the pan.

Step 2: the orzo and the rice

Subsequent, add some butter, then add dry orzo and dry rice. I really like to make use of jasmine rice.

Utilizing a mixture of pasta and rice makes this extra like a Rice-A-Roni or a rice pilaf bake. It’s such a pleasant addition. It’s good you probably have an virtually empty field of orzo simply sitting within the pantry ready for use.

Enable the rice and orzo to toast a bit. Add the shallots, garlic, and one other tablespoon of thyme, then let all the pieces prepare dinner collectively. At this level, you need issues to scent just a bit nutty.

Step 3: add the lemon

OK. Now, toss in a bit extra butter after which the lemon slices.

Let the lemons sizzle within the butter. Wow, yum!

Step 4: add the broth and end within the oven

Add the hen broth, then slide the hen into the rice. Deliver all the pieces to a boil and permit the rice to simmer earlier than transferring all the skillet to the oven to complete cooking.

Because the dish cooks within the oven, you’ll discover that among the rice and pasta on high get a pleasant little crisp. Which we predict is fairly scrumptious!

Step 5: the olives

Whereas the dish bakes, combine the inexperienced olives with crumbled feta cheese, contemporary basil, lemon juice, and a drizzle of olive oil. Then a pinch of salt and possibly some chili flakes.

Step 6: serve

Serve the hen topped with salty olives. I like so as to add bread or an enormous salad on the facet (or each)—it’s delish!

What’s nice about this one-skillet hen rice bake is that it incorporates quite a lot of flavors and doesn’t really feel primary.

That is already in my rotation of “again pocket” recipes. It’s easy and scrumptious, and my household gave it a double thumbs up!

In search of different skillet dinners? Listed below are my favorites: 

One Skillet Louisiana Fashion Hen and Rice

One Skillet White Hen Chili Bake

Lemon Butter Dijon Hen and Orzo with Feta Sauce.

Broccoli Cheddar Hen and Rice Casserole

Lastly, in case you make this Skillet Greek Lemon Hen and Rice, remember to go away a remark and/or give this recipe a score! Above all, I really like to listen to from you guys and all the time do my finest to reply to each remark. And, in fact, in case you do make this recipe, don’t neglect to tag me on Instagram! Trying by means of the photographs of recipes you all have made is my favourite!