Traditional Rice and Chicken Recipe

Every culture has their rendition of chicken and rice.
Though simple to prepare, my recipe for traditional rice and chicken is rich in flavor from the pestata base and loaded with succulent chicken chunks.
Recipe on my website: lidiasitaly.com/recipes/tradit...

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Layers of flavor I can smell 😘

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Perfect for a cold winter night!

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That looks amazing!!! Can hardly wait to try this recipe!

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We've made this recipe. Delizioso. Save some money and make it yourself versus ordering it in one of her restaurants. So, so good... 🇮🇹🇺🇸

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Delicious..i keep coming back to it. Thank you Lidia

[@debbiereilly900]

I love rice, this is going to be fabulous can't wait to make this recipe. Love your show so much. Have a wonderful evening with much love. 🙏😊💐🥰❤

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Looks absolutely divine!!! I love the creaminess of the dish. Thank you Lidia!!

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MAM CHEF LIDIA THIS CHICKEN WITH RISOTTO LOOKS AMAZING . DELICIOUS TASTY AND YUM YUMMY I LOVE THIS DISH..

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Just made this last night and added two hot sausage in cubes! it was delicious and my son asked for the recipe!!!

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Una ricetta perfetta. Saluti da Australia

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yes, i can imagine how wonderful it tastes! looks super yummy.

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God bless you! I was just thinking a great winter recipe would include chicken & rice for keeping warm! This look fantastica!

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Love this one. I like writing down the recipe making it the first time and seeing what it tastes like than making notes to change it up in different ways. Drinking the wine besides cooking with it helps a lot. :)

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I made pasta with gorgonzola and saffron sauce last night. It was delicious, simple, and affordable during the Covid19 pandemic. I make arroz con pollo Spanish style (not Mexican for those that don't understand the difference), I don't like it too runny and don't add any cheese either. Rice is a noble ingredient.

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This looks delicious!!! I need to make this myself!

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Oh man, that looks so darn good!

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I made this recipe tonight , it is delicious 😋 my guests were impressed🤗Thx Lidia💞🌹

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This looks so fantastic, Lidia. Love the addition of the little bits of carrots for color.

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I used cous cous instead of rice and it came out really good!!

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Perfect - I’m trying to stay away from wheat and pasta for awhile, so this is a good recipe to try.

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Es muy delicioso todo lo que cocina , gracias por esas recetas , que nos hacen mas facil la cocina con ud.

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This recipe, as is, is nothing less than INCREDIBLE! Thank you, Lidia!

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Making this today ❤️

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I made this tonite!! so delicious!! Mine was not as creamy, but so good!!

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I love all of these non-"Sunday Gravy"/non-tomato sauce-based Italian dishes. REAL Italian....not New York-Italian.

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Ben Dejo i agree, but the tomato sauce is very cheap and very easy. So I still make that too.

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no sauce italian dishes in my opinion are the best , you taste everything. i also like tomato based italian dishes dont get me wrong. i love it all lol

[@teleopinions1367]

You can make Mexican style rice, it has a lot of tomatoes in it, but it is served without the juices. Just let the rice absorbe it.

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Yummy it looks ,,, and yes I will come I have to !!’

[@cherylb10]

Delicious i want some please

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I love the dark meat it has the best flavor.

[@donotneed2250]

The first time I made chicken soup I used leg quarters. I wanted to slap myself it was so good.

[@cathycartee4180]

This is an awesome recipe. So delicious. The 2nd time I made it I added a tablespoon of lemon juice and fresh basil right at the end. A nice variation.

[@LidiaBastianich]

Glad you like it, thanks for watching!

[@kenfrank3782]

Ahhh. Great minds think alike. I wondered what a little lemon zest and a touch of lemon juice would add to this dish. Glad you already did it I’m also thinking maybe some fresh orange juice instead of lemon.

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It looks incredible. A must try. What about salt and pepper tho?

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What is the wine you had with this wonderful dish?

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salute❤

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I like ur recipes very easy and helpful could u please put more recepies with veggies thank you !!

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Thanks for watching.

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We don't drink wine so i dont have any idea what type to buy. Can u please tell me what to put instead of wine

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I looooove tour cooking, u r a master,please i m a Muslim mom what can I replace the white wine with ?

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What kind of rice was used???

[@donotneed2250]

I had been trying to decide what to do with those thighs in the freezer. Now I have an idea.

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When were this clips taken?

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Thanks for watching. This particular clip is from 2009, it is from season 3 of Lidia's Italy.

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this recipe is just the same with our recipe aroz caldo

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Where can I get the recipe with the exact ingredients??

[@LidiaBastianich]

Hi Cathy, here is the recipe. Enjoy! Traditional Rice and Chicken Serves 4 to 6 11/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 cup onion cut in 1-inch chunks 1 cup carrot cut in 1-inch chunks 1 cup celery cut in 1-inch chunks 2 plump garlic cloves, peeled 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 fresh bay leaf 1 cup dry white wine 5 cups hot chicken or turkey stock, plus more if needed 2 cups Italian short-grain rice, such as Arborio, Carnaroli, or Vialone Nano for finishing 2 tablespoons butter, cut in pieces 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley 1/2 cup grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for passing You will need a food processor; a heavy saucepan, such asenameled cast iron,10 inches wide, 3-to-4-quart capacity, with a cover. Trim any excess fat from the chicken thighs, and cut them into 1-inch chunks. Using a food processor, mince the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic into a fine-textured pestata. Pour the olive oil in the saucepan, and set over medium-high heat. Stir in the pestata, and season with 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the pestata has dried and begins to stick to the bottom of the pan. Toss in the chicken pieces and the bay leaf, and sprinkle over it the remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Tumble and stir the chicken in the pan until browned and caramelized all over, about 4 minutes. Raise the heat, pour in the white wine, and cook, stirring and scraping up the browned bits in the pan, until the wine has almost completely evaporated. Pour in the hot stock, stirring, then all the rice. Bring to the boil over high heat, cover the pan, and reduce the heat to keep the riso bubbling gently. Cook for about 14 minutes, or until both the rice and the chicken chunks are fully cooked and the consistency is creamy (see box). Turn off the heat, drop in the butter pieces, and stir vigorously until thoroughly amalgamated, then stir in the parsley and 1/2 cup of grated cheese. Spoon the riso into warm pasta bowls and serve immediately,passing additional grated cheese at the table.

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Thank you so so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sunshine2049]

Chicken and rice is a staple dish in every culture. Indian and Pakistan have their s Biriyani, the Spanish with their paella and America with their Rice-A-Roni LOL to me they’re all uniquely good. to this Italian dish I Would add a pinch of saffron to spice it up

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So true about some things being universal! Chicken Perlo is an amazing American version of chicken and rice, as is a well-made chicken Jambalaya. Regional cooking in America (our specialties) is so much better than what's known nationally or commercially. Here's an example! pin.it/foks3rqq24uzp6

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Has anyone ever used bone in chicken or even a breast?

[@nessuno1948]

Pitocàr, chiedere la carità. The music, from south Italy, is not appropriate for a rice recipe: We, in the north, ate rice, polenta, patate, sauerkraut(we from the Austrian Emppire) etc. In southern Italy pasta. Sono cattivi, mangiano riso. They are bad people, they eat rice, an old saying amongst southern italian regarding the northerners.

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I hate the breast. Less moist, less flavorful, less tender. I really don’t understand how chicken breast is more preferred other than it’s quicker to cook.

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Looks like chicken a la king lol

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