Roasted Chicken with Green Beans Saffron Rice

Name: Roasted Chicken with Green Beans Saffron Rice
Prep time: 30 Minutes
Cook time: 50 Minutes
Total time: 80 Minutes
Yield: RECIPE_YIELD

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6 people

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Ingredients 15 items

1 whole chicken or 1200 g
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the rice:
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion or 125 g chopped
Pinch of saffron filaments
15 whole cardamom pods
2 cups frozen green beans or 300 g
3 cubes MAGGI Chicken Stock
4½ cups or 1125 ml of water
2½ cups white rice or 500 g, washed and drained
¼ cup pine seeds or 50 g, fried
¼ cup almonds, peeled and fried

How to prepare

Put whole chicken in an oven tray and mix with salt, ground black pepper and oil. Put in preheated oven of a 200°C for 45-50 minutes or until chicken becomes tender.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions for 3-4 minutes or until they become golden in color. Add the saffron leaves, whole cardamom, green beans, MAGGI Chicken Stock cubes and water. Bring to a boil.
Add the rice and stir occasionally until the mixture boils then reduce the heat, cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Spoon the cooked rice on a large serving dish, cut and arrange the roasted chicken on top of the rice and garnish with fried nuts.