Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Rice

Enjoy the Syrian way of cooking Roasted Chicken Stuffed with Rice.

Preparation time : 25 minutes

Cooking time : 1 hour

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons vegetable oil

1 small onion, chopped

½ cup pine seeds or 75 g

1 cup long grain white rice or 200 g

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1½ cups water or 375 ml

2 cubes MAGGI Chicken Bouillon

½ cup raisins or 75 g

1 large whole chicken or 1400 g 

Preparation 

Heat oil in a medium saucepan, add and cook onions and pine seeds over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until almost golden. 

Add rice, cinnamon, black pepper, water, MAGGI Chicken Bouillon cubes and raisins. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until rice is almost cooked.

Stuff the chicken with as much rice as possible, and continue cooking the remaining rice to be served with the chicken.

Roast the chicken in a 190°C preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is cooked. 

Serve roasted chicken with the rest of rice, and fresh green salad.

                                                                                            Butheina Alnounou

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