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Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Add the washed rice in with the ground beef mixture and mix well. Cook on medium-high heat until the rice comes to a boil then, lower the heat to medium-low and cover with a lid. Add the rice, salt, pepper and cinnamon.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook best lebanese chicken with rice using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:

1. Make ready 4 chicken thighs
2. Get 2 chicken breasts
3. Take 300 g finely ground beef
4. Get 2 cups white rice
5. Prepare 1 big onion
6. Take 1 small onion, finely shopped
7. Prepare 1/4 cup raw pine nuts, roasted
8. Prepare 1/4 cup almonds, roasted
9. Prepare 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
10. Take 2 liters water
11. Make ready 1 cinnamon stick
12. Take 3 bay leaves
13. Get 3 cardamom pods
14. Prepare 1 teaspoon cinnamon
15. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon pepper
16. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt

The delicately spiced lamb and rice is topped with cinnamon-dusted chicken, golden almonds and pine nuts. Lebanese Chicken Fatteh includes chickpeas, toasted pita bread (I toss it with some olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper), shredded chicken (cooked with mediterranean spices), toasted pine nuts (or toasted almonds), and fresh chopped parsley. You must rinse the rice to get rid of excess starch which causes rice to be sticky (Lebanese rice is not meant to be sticky). Can't get enough of your local Lebanese restaurant?

Steps to make Best Lebanese Chicken with Rice:

1. In a frying pan, lightly fry the chicken pieces on both sides in 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Remove and put in a saucepan. The chicken shouldn’t be completely cooked.
2. Add 2 liters of water over the chicken pieces and let it boil. As the water boils remove with a spoon any foam that might form on the water surface. Discard. Once the foam removed add 1 onion, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and bay leaves to the water. Cover the pan with a lid keeping a small opening to prevent the water to overflow while boiling. Keep on medium heat until the chicken is well cooked.
3. Once cooked, remove the chicken from the saucepan and set aside. Strain the chicken broth and keep aside for later use.
4. In a deep pan, fry the chopped onion with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil until golden, then add the ground meat and keep on cooking until meat turns brown.
5. Add the rice, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Toss for 2 min then add 4 cups of chicken broth. Cover and let it simmer for 25 min or until rice is well cooked.
6. To serve, put the rice in a large plate, place the chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle with the roasted almonds and pine nuts.

Make our easy, expert Lebanese recipes right at home. From Mujadara (rice and lentils) to chicken shawarma, kofta kebabs, BEST hummus, tabouli and more! Most commonly referred to as Lebanese rice, it's probably the most common rice side dish throughout the Middle East. While the typical side dish does not usually combine two different kinds of starches, the hallmark of this rice dish is, in fact, the toasted broken bits of vermicelli pasta. STEP B: While chicken is cooking, prepare stuffing on top of stove.

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