Spiced Chicken Thighs with Garlicky Rice

By MooK

Ingredients

• 1 Tbls butter
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3 Tbls parsley, chopped
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 Tbls brown sugar
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and stir for a few seconds. Add rice and saute for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly pour in chicken stock, ⅜ tsp salt, and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed, and rice is tender. Remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Add parsley and black pepper, fluff with a fork.
Preheat broiler to high. Line a jelly roll pan with foil, and spray with nonstick spray.

In a small bowl combine brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne. Sprinkle ½ of the mixture over the chicken. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet. Broil for 5 minutes. Turn and sprinkle the remaining spices over the chicken. Broil for an additional 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from the pan, and let stand for a couple minutes. Scoop any pan drippings over the chicken to serve.