Greek Chicken and Rice Casserole

This Greek Chicken and Rice Casserole is a tasty one-dish meal with tangy feta cheese on top of tender chicken, fragrant rice, and Mediterranean vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, halved
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions:

Before you start cooking, heat the oven to 375F 190C

Warm up the olive oil in a big pan over medium-low heat

Add the garlic and onions and cook until they get soft

Put in the chicken pieces and cook them until all sides are browned

Add the zucchini, olives, cherry tomatoes, and bell pepper and mix them in

Bring it to a boil

Add salt, pepper, oregano, and thyme to taste

Cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with rice

Add chicken broth to the rice

Put the chicken and vegetable mix on top of the rice

Place the dish in the oven and cover it with foil

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the rice is done and the chicken is soft

When you take it out of the oven, add the feta cheese and parsley and then serve