Chicken with Bejeweled Barberry Rice

An indispensable, fragrant blend of spices for Eastern Mediterranean cooking, Turkish Baharat seasoning puts a unique stamp on this Persian-inspired dish. The blend starts with traditional Baharat ingredients –black pepper, cardamom, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, coriander an...

An indispensable, fragrant blend of spices for Eastern Mediterranean cooking, Turkish Baharat seasoning puts a unique stamp on this Persian-inspired dish. The blend starts with traditional Baharat ingredients –black pepper, cardamom, cloves, cumin, nutmeg, coriander and paprika - plus the addition of mint and cinnamon. Cooked in a turmeric and yogurt stock and garnished with a nutty mixture of sour dried barberries and cashews, this chicken and rice meal has global comfort food written all over it. 

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25m
PREP TIME
55m
COOK TIME
362
CALORIES
16
INGREDIENTS

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder, divided
  • 4 teaspoons Turkish Baharat Seasoning, (see Cooking Tip for recipe link)
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 4 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 6 tablespoons dried barberries, divided
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cashews
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions

INSTRUCTIONS

  • 1 Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix milk, stock, yogurt, turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon of the sea salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
  • 2 Mix Turkish Baharat Seasoning and remaining 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in small bowl. Coat chicken evenly with seasoning mixture. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in large ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 minutes or until browned. Remove chicken from skillet. Set aside.
  • 3 Melt another 2 tablespoons butter in same ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion, carrots and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in rice and 4 tablespoons (or 1/4 cup) of the barberries. Pour yogurt mixture over rice. Cover.
  • 4 Cook in oven 40 minutes or until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through.
  • 5 Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in small skillet on medium heat. Add cashews and remaining 2 tablespoons barberries; cook and stir until cashews are golden brown. To serve, garnish rice with cashew and barberry mixture and green onions.

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