Chicken with Rice - Pilaffe

This is a Macedonian recipe from my great-grandmother. Children love this because it doesn't have complicated flavors.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 1115 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cups uncooked white rice, rinsed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place chicken in a large soup pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Stir in the salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning; boil for 1 hour, skimming fat from water occasionally.

Step 3

Melt the butter over low heat in a large skillet. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes. Transfer rice to a large roasting pan. Pour the broth from the chicken into the roasting pan; top with the chicken.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until rice is cooked, about 30 minutes.