Cilantro Rice With Chicken

Name: Cilantro Rice With Chicken
Ingredients: Rice:; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cups quartered shiitake mushroom caps (about 6 ounces); 1/4 cup chopped green onion bottoms; 1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 cups uncooked long-grain rice; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 pounds), cut into bite-sized pieces; 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; Sauce:; 2 cups loosely packed cilantro leaves; 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops; 1 teaspoon chopped peeled fresh ginger; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 garlic clove, peeled; Topping:; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops; Cilantro sprigs (optional)

22 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Rice:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups quartered shiitake mushroom caps (about 6 ounces)
1/4 cup chopped green onion bottoms
1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 pounds), cut into bite-sized pieces
3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
Sauce:
2 cups loosely packed cilantro leaves
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
1 teaspoon chopped peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 garlic clove, peeled
Topping:
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
Cilantro sprigs (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

To prepare rice, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add mushrooms, green onion bottoms, ginger piece, and crushed garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in rice, cumin, and chicken; cook 1 minute. Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
3

To prepare sauce, place cilantro and next 5 ingredients (cilantro through peeled garlic clove) in a food processor or blender; process until smooth. Stir into rice mixture. Discard ginger piece.
4

To prepare topping, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add tomatoes; cook 2 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons green onion tops. Place rice mixture in a large bowl; spoon tomato topping over rice. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.