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One-Pot Chicken and Rice

Bone-in drumsticks steam on top of seasoned rice so everything cooks in one pot.

One-Pot Chicken and Rice, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
50 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$10.01

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken drumsticks
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 1 1/2 cup long grain white rice
  • 3 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 8 oz frozen green peas
  • 2 tsp salt

Method

  1. Season the drumsticks with the paprika, onion powder and half the salt.

  2. Brown them in the oil in a wide pot with a lid, about 8 minutes total, then set aside.

  3. Cook the diced onion in the same pot 4 minutes, add the garlic, then stir in the rice to coat.

  4. Pour in the broth and remaining salt, return the drumsticks on top, cover and simmer on low 25 minutes.

  5. Scatter the frozen peas over, cover again and rest off the heat 5 minutes.

  6. Fluff the rice around the chicken and serve.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 10 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£21.92£5.4810 of 10 ingredients
Australia$57.42$14.3610 of 10 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬٠٤٩٫٠٠ ج.م.‏‏٢٦٢٫٢٥ ج.م.‏10 of 10 ingredients
Canada$87.81$21.9510 of 10 ingredients
Spain14,55 €3,64 €10 of 10 ingredients
Mexico$796.18$199.0510 of 10 ingredients
United States$40.02$10.019 of 10 ingredients
New Zealand$54.44$13.619 of 10 ingredients
Greece22,35 €5,59 €9 of 10 ingredients
Germany41,54 €10,39 €9 of 10 ingredients
Austria€ 29,05€ 7,268 of 10 ingredients

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