Easiest Way to Make Tasty Greek Lemon Chicken Rice

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Greek Lemon Chicken Rice. I want to say the star of this dish is the chicken. But that would be lying to you. Because this, my friends, is all about the RICE!

Greek Lemon Chicken Rice This Greek lemon chicken meal is made entirely in one pan, and is completely packed with classic Greek flavors! The chicken cooks on top of the rice, giving the rice a super tender texture and incredible depth of flavor! Skillet Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice couldn't be easier to make and is ideal for a weeknight dinner! You can cook Greek Lemon Chicken Rice using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Greek Lemon Chicken Rice

  1. Prepare 3 cup of cooked white rice.
  2. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
  3. You need 1/3 cup of white wine.
  4. It's 3 tbsp of lemon juice.
  5. It's 1/2 cup of blanched fresh pea pods.
  6. Prepare 1 1/4 tsp of Greek seasoning.
  7. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped purple onion.
  8. It's 1/2 cup of chopped yellow pepper.
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped cooked chicken.
  10. You need 1/2 cup of whole grape tomatoes.

Hearty chicken thighs are marinated in Greek spices, garlic and lemon juice then nestled on top of herbed rice and baked to perfection! Greek Chicken Souvlaki grilled to perfection and served with Greek lemon rice. Best recipe for Greek Chicken Kabobs ever! Perfect weeknight dinner for anyone who loves the fresh, bright flavors of Greek food.

Greek Lemon Chicken Rice step by step

  1. Cook rice.
  2. Cook chicken or use left overs.
  3. Wash and chop veggies.
  4. Boil water. Add pea pods. Remove in 1-2 min and run under cold water..
  5. Heat wok to medium on stove..
  6. Add butter..
  7. Add yellow pepper & purple onion. Saute 3 min..
  8. Add wine..
  9. Add rice, chicken, pea pods, grape tomatoes & seasonings..
  10. Add lemon juice..
  11. Serve immediately or later; keeps well..

Greek Lemon Rice and Chicken Soup also known as Avgolemono is now one of my favorite easy soups to make! I know this yummy soup has been around for a very long time, but my first time trying this was last year when I visited San Francisco. San Francisco is an amazing foodie city where you can find restaurants that serve food from all different parts of the world at any given time of the day. You'll love this bright, flavor-packed Greek lemon rice made with onions, garlic, fresh lemon juice and herbs! This is an easy side dish and pairs beautifully with lots of Mediterranean favorites including Souvlaki, Shrimp, and Greek baked cod and many more!