Description
A delicious and easy one-dish meal featuring chicken, fragrant rice, and homemade tzatziki sauce, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 medium red onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried dill
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup grated cucumber, squeezed dry
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Prepare a greased 9×13-inch baking dish with olive oil.
- Combine the rinsed rice with chicken broth, garlic, onion, remaining olive oil, oregano, dill, cumin, salt, and pepper in the dish.
- Add the chicken pieces on top of the rice mixture, partially submerging them.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35 to 45 minutes until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through.
- Make the tzatziki by mixing yogurt, cucumber, and lemon juice in a bowl and chill.
- Serve with a dollop of tzatziki sauce and garnish with fresh dill.
Notes
Feel free to customize the tzatziki with minced garlic or herbs, and use different types of rice for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: dump and bake, chicken recipe, tzatziki sauce, one dish meal, easy dinner