One-Pan Herbed Lemon + Asparagus Chicken
A perfect summertime dinner dish that comes together quickly in one pan! The lemon and parsley work together to make this dish taste bright and fresh with some herbed chicken and rice to make the dish satiating and filling - a great dinner for the family or a simple meal prep for the week ahead.
Equipment
- 1 deep pan with a lid
Ingredients
- 5 chicken thighs
- 1 cup white onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cup chicken stock
- 2 lemons
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1.5 cup chopped asparagus
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt more if needed (this is ingredient is subjective)
- grated parmesan for topping
- fresh parsley chopped, for topping
Instructions
- Season your chicken thighs with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a large skillet (one that has a lid to it) with some olive oil, wait until pan is HOT and then add your chicken thighs.
- Sear on 1 side for 4 minutes (or until browned, you wanted this a little bit charred) and then flip to sear other side (you will not be cooking the chicken fully through at this point) but make sure your thighs are slightly charred.
- Once both sides are browned, remove from skillet and set aside. In the same pan, add chopped onions and sauté for 3-4 minutes until browned and fragrant.
- Add in your garlic, chicken stock, lemon zest, lemon juice from 1 of your 2 lemons, uncooked (but rinsed) rice, raw asparagus, shredded parmesan, cream, dried parsley, butter, and tsp salt and fresh cracked pepper. Stir well to combine.
- Set heat to medium and bring to a light boil. Once boiling, give it another stir and add your chicken thighs back in with the rice and set heat to LOW and cover for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and stir your rice around a bit (taste test it and check for doneness).
- If you need to, add a little more broth to help the rice finish cooking if the liquid is gone and cover and cook for 3-5 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and add shredded parmesan cheese on top with chopped parsley and slice your second lemon and add to the top. Enjoy!