Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Yellow Rice and Lentils with Chicken

Yellow Rice and Lentils with Chicken.

You can cook Yellow Rice and Lentils with Chicken using 25 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Yellow Rice and Lentils with Chicken

1. You need of Chicken.
2. It's 2 pound of chicken thighs.
3. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of celery salt.
4. It's 1/2 teaspoon of ground white pepper.
5. You need of To taste granulated onion powder.
6. Prepare of To taste granulated garlic powder.
7. It's As needed of oil to fry in i used peanut oil.
8. Prepare of Yellow Rice.
9. You need 1-1/2 cup of yellow rice mix.
10. It's 1 quart of chicken broth.
11. It's 2 tablespoons of harissa.
12. You need 1 tablespoon of capers.
13. You need 1/2 of sweet onion diced.
14. It's 15 ounces of English peas.
15. You need 1-1/2 cup of water.
16. Prepare 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
17. Prepare of Lentils.
18. Prepare 1 quart of chicken broth.
19. Prepare 1 pound of green split lentils.
20. You need 1/2 of sweet onion.
21. It's of To taste salt.
22. It's 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
23. You need of Cheese.
24. It's 2 ounces of fontina cheese chunks.
25. It's 1/2 cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese topping.

Yellow Rice and Lentils with Chicken step by step

1. Heat the oil and dice the onion. Sauté the onion till translucent..
2. Sauté for 5 minutes then add the lentils. Coat the lentils then add broth. Bring to a boil then simmer 20-25 minutes..
3. For the rice heat the oil. Add the onion and harissa. When onions are translucent add the rice and coat all of it. Add the broth and allow to cook for 12 minutes..
4. Add the capers, then the peas. Allow most of the liquid to cook out..
5. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces. Season and coat with cornstarch allow to rest 20 minutes..
6. Add the lentils to the rice. Add the water to the rice mixture and allow to simmer 8 minutes covered..
7. Get the fontina cheese chunks and add to the rice. Add Reggiano cheese to top cover and remove from heat and do not disturb..
8. Fry the chicken in batches. Move to paper towel to absorb excessive amounts of oil. Serve I hope you enjoy!!!.