Chicken and Rice One Pot Dinner

Ingredients

• 3.5 pound chicken 
• garlic salt for sprinkling 
• 4 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 cups organic jasmine rice 
• ½ onion chopped 
• 2 Carrots 
• 2 Celery stalks 
• 1 lemon cut in 2 
• 4 cups organic chicken broth or stock 
• 1 tsp. Kosher salt 
• Pepper to taste
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Pat your chicken dry and rub with a garlic salt or your favorite salt spice blend. 
3. Heat a 7 quart or larger Dutch oven over medium heat and sear chicken on all sides until well browned. Remove to a plate to rest while the rice browns. 
4. In the same pot, add olive oil and heat. Then add rice and onion and brown well, about 15 minutes stirring occasionally. 
5. Add one half of the lemon & other veggies to the rice and place the other inside the chicken. 
6. Add broth to the rive and stir, flavor with salt and pepper then add the chicken- breast side down. 
7. Cover and roast in your oven for 90 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. 
8. Let rest at least 10 minutes before serving. Carve chicken and serve with rice

Prep time: 25 mins Cook time: 90 mins Total time: 1 hour 55 mins Serves: 4-6