Baked Maple Chicken with Wild Rice and Bartlett Pear Pilaf

Serves 6
Time 1 hr 5 min
Baked Maple Chicken with Wild Rice and Bartlett Pear Pilaf

Bartlett pears in season give this pilaf a fresh and tasty twist. Maple syrup, brushed onto chicken straight from the oven, brings the flavors of the crispy baked chicken and sweet pilaf together.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free

Ingredients

    1whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into 8 pieces
    4 teaspoonsextra-virgin olive oil, divided
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt, divided
    1 tablespoonmaple syrup
    1 smallyellow onion, chopped
    1celery stalk, thinly sliced
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1 1/2 cupsbrown and wild rice mix
    3 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
    2Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and chopped
    1 teaspoonchopped fresh thyme leaves

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Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F.


Place chicken in a roasting pan or on a rimmed baking sheet.


Coat with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil, sprinkle with pepper and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt; bake until cooked through, about 45 minutes.


Remove from oven and brush with maple syrup.


Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat remaining 2 tsp olive oil over medium-high heat.


Add onion, celery and garlic and cook until golden, 5 to 7 minutes.


Stir in rice and broth; bring to a boil.


Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 35 minutes.


Stir in pears, thyme and remaining salt and continue to cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.


Serve rice with chicken.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

580

Total Fat

22g

Saturated Fat

6g

Cholesterol

115mg

Sodium

380mg

Total Carbohydrate

53g

Dietary Fiber

5g

Total Sugars

9g

Protein

39g

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