CHICKEN WITH RICE PILAF (Tasty)

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is a healthier alternative with more protein.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made easily.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats while canola is cost-effective.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Spinach adds nutrients and dried herbs are more economical.

Boil chicken legs in 5 glasses of water on low heat for 30 minutes.

In a separate pan, sear the sliced onion in 6 tablespoons of liquid oil for 1 minute.

Add 2 glasses of washed rice to the pan and sear for 3-4 minutes.

Add 2 chopped tomatoes to the pan and sear until the tomatoes evaporate their water.

Spread the rice mixture into a tray and place the boiled chicken legs on top.

Decorate with pieces of tomato.

Mix the boiling water from the chicken with 1 dessert spoon of salt and 1 dessert spoon of sugar, then add this water into the tray.

Bake at 180 C (356F) for 40 minutes.

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