I usually like to make fancy things. Lots of ingredients, complex flavors, and lots of time. Sometimes I remember the best things are the simplest.
So last night, as I was driving home from class, my husband put a chicken in the oven and started the rice cooker and corn. How simple does it get! A full chicken costs about $8 and feeds us to 2-3 days. Rice is also pretty cheap, especially when I got 10 lbs for $14 from BJs. Then we also have frozen corn, another inexpensive product.
So, to make the chicken (this is going to be difficult!). First pre-heat the oven to about 350 degrees. I typically use a broiler when baking a chicken so the juices run off. So tinfoil the bottom of part of the broiling pan and oil the top part. Place the chicken on the dish, be sure to remove the innards (usually in a plastic bag). Salt and pepper the chicken, pop it in the oven and wait about an hour! To tell when it is done, you can use the pop tab on the chicken (similar to turkeys), a meat thermometer (typically what I do), or simply cut the chicken and check after about an hour.
While the chicken was cooking, we used our rice cooker to make some rice and added some frozen corn to the rice cooker. It is just so easy! So next time you think you are too busy, give this a try. You could also use a stovetop to make the rice. But it’s so little prep and you can continue to get stuff done while it all cooks!
Posted on April 23, 2010
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