Baked Chicken Recipe with Wild Rice and Apples and Plums
Make this amazing Baked Chicken Recipe with Wild Rice and Apples and Plums for a delicious week night meal!
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour35 minutesminutes
Total Time: 2 hourshours5 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
1whole chicken cut in half
3tablespoonsof unsalted butter
3cored and large diced fuji or gala apples
½thickly sliced red onion
½cupof thinly sliced whole SunSweet prunes
1cupof beef stock
1teaspoonof chopped fresh thyme
1tablespoonof sliced chives
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Accompaniments:
½poundof picked wax beans
½poundof picked green beans
1tablespoonof unsalted butter
4cupsof cooked wild rice
optional feta cheese crumbled
optional yogurt and orange zest to mix with rice
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
fresh herbs for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°.
Chicken: Season the chicken on all sides with salt and pepper and cook in the oven at 400° for 50 to 60 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through out. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
Next, add 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan and place it over medium heat until melted. Add the apples and onions and cook until browned and caramelized, about 15 minutes.
Add the sliced prunes to the pan and saute for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the stock and cook over low heat until it thickens. Finish with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, thyme, chives and slat and pepper. Keep warm.
Beans: Add the wax and green beans to a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and then toss in butter, salt and pepper.
Serve the whole chicken over the cooked rice and alongside the cooked beans and apple-plum compote. Add the optional garnishes on the side.