Chicken, Chickpeas and Rice

By commercecook

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts w/bone
• 1 cup rice, rinsed
• 1 can chickpeas, drained
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon chicken starter
• Laban

Preparation

Step 1

Place chicken breasts in a pot. Cover with water. Add soup starter to water and bring to a boil. Cook chicken until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside to cool. Reserve broth. When cooled, shred chicken and tear into bite sized pieces.
Sauté onion in butter. Add chickpeas on top of onions. Salt and pepper to taste. Add chicken, then add rice on top. DO NOT STIR. Pour 2 1/2 cups of broth on top of rice. Cover pan and bring to a boil. Cook slowly until broth has evaporated and rice is tender, about 30 minutes.
To serve, ladle stew on a plate. Top each serving with a spoonful of Laban.