Chicken And Rice Avgolemono

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Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
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Hearty Greek-inspired chicken and rice dish with a creamy lemon-egg sauce
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Chicken And Rice Avgolemono

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 2989.6

Description

This comforting one-pot meal features skinned chicken drumsticks simmered with long-grain rice and spinach in low-sodium broth. The dish is finished with a tangy avgolemono sauce made from egg substitute, flour, and fresh lemon juice. Garnished with fresh dill and lemon slices, it offers a balanced, protein-rich dinner that is both satisfying and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In large nonstick saucepan, heat oil.
  2. Add chopped onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
  3. Add drumsticks and brown on all sides; remove drumsticks to a plate.
  4. Add chicken broth and rice to saucepan and stir until rice gains are separated.
  5. Return chicken to pan; cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  6. While chicken and rice are simmering,
  7. whisk together egg substitute, flour and lemon juice in a small bowl,
  8. set aside.
  9. With slotted spoon, remove cooked drumsticks to a plate and keep warm.
  10. Add spinach and dill to rice mixture and
  11. cook over medium
  12. heat , stirring frequently, until rice has absorbed all the liquid in the pan, about 5 minutes.
  13. Pour in egg mixture and stir until just heated through, about 1 minute.
  14. To serve, spoon rice mixture onto serving platter; top with chicken and garnish with lemon slices.
  15. Each serving (2 drumsticks use a scant cup of rice mixture) provides 1/2 FA, 1 3/4 V, 3 1/4 P, 1 B, 25 c.
  16. NOTES : *2 10-ounce packages spinach, thoroughly drained and squeezed dry.
  17. ounces chicken drumsticks = Twelve 3 ounce skinned drumsticks

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 2989.6kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 138.5g214%
Saturated Fat 37.5g188%
Cholesterol 1073.1mg358%
Sodium 1121.6mg47%
Total Carbohydrate 70.5g24%
Dietary Fiber 8.3g34%
Sugars 6.2g
Protein 308.7g618%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: 3oz, avgolemono, bottled, broth, chicken, chopped, dill, dried, drumsticks, egg, flour, fresh, frozen, garnish, international, juice, lemon, liquid, longgrain, low
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