The combination of chicken and rice is very popular among people looking after their figure and health, since both products are not only tasty, but also dietary. Such a dish will become more interesting when it is baked in the oven with the addition of a sauce based on milk and lemon juice.
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken;
- 400 g of rice;
- 180-200 g butter;
- 100 g of cheese;
- 1-2 tablespoons of crackers;
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
- 2 tablespoons flour;
- 2 glasses of milk;
- 0.5 lemon or citric acid.
Preparation
Rinse the chicken, then fill it with cold water and place it on the stove. You need to cook it in salted water, periodically removing the resulting foam. At the same time, cook the rice, after which it must be thrown into a colander, rinsed with cool filtered water and transferred to a bowl, mixed with butter.
After preparing the main ingredients, grease a deep frying pan with oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, then put the finished rice on it in the shape of a bowl. Sprinkle the resulting structure with grated cheese and put in the oven for a few minutes, so that the cheese is slightly browned. In order for the rice not to dry out, it is necessary to periodically water it with chicken broth.
While the base for the dish is being prepared, you need to start making the sauce. To do this, pour flour into a preheated frying pan, previously greased with oil and fry until a light creamy shade. Then add milk and lemon juice. It is necessary to cook the sauce on low heat, stirring occasionally.
When the cheese is browned, remove the pan from the oven, place the chicken cut into pieces in the center and pour over the resulting sauce. Place the dish in the oven and leave there until cooked through.
When serving, you can decorate the dish with finely chopped herbs.
