TheRadar Recipe: How to prepare one-pot chicken and rice

• Many Nigerians have fallen into the routine of eating and repeating the same set of food either for lack of food options or a busy work schedule
• This recipe is perfect for people who have limited food options and want to explore something new
• This dish only requires minimal effort and less clean-up time 

It's easy to fall into the routine of sticking with familiar dishes like rice and beans with stew or plain rice with stew. But there is something thrilling about stepping out of your routine and trying something new. 

This One-Pot Chicken and Rice recipe is a delightful blend of perfectly seasoned rice and tender chicken cooked together in a single pot. It’s a game changer for busy people as you can have a delicious meal with minimal effort and clean up. It is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a cosy family meal.

Ingredients

Tomatoes

Onion

Fresh garlic

Chicken

Soy Sauce

Oyster sauce

Black Pepper

Paprika

Chilli powder

Garlic powder

Oregano 

Oil

Chicken stock

Two cups of Rice

Instructions:

1. Chop your onions, and tomatoes, mince the garlic and set aside. 
2. Wash your chicken and pat dry with a paper towel
3. Season your chicken with Soy Sauce, Oyster sauce, Black Pepper, Paprika, Chilli powder, Garlic powder, Oregano and Oil. 
4. Set aside or marinate in the fridge for deeper flavour.  
5. Pan fry the chicken for three minutes on each side and set aside. 
6. In the same pan, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and minced garlic.  
7. Let it fry for 4 minutes before adding your washed rice, tomato paste, soy sauce and ketchup, mix well, then add the fried chicken, pour in chicken stock, cover and let it cook for 25 minutes. 

Your one-pot chicken and rice is ready to be served. 

Recipe by Tiffy Cooks

Food inflation: 5 cheap food items Nigerians used to replace costly ones

Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported on five ways Nigerians had adjusted and adapted to the high cost of food prices by exploring alternative food options. 

Some Nigerians had started to use other cheaper food items to replace the costly ones, like cucumber in place of tomatoes in stews, plantain to replace beans in moinmoin, and pawpaw to replace tomatoes in stews, among others.