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Fig Miso Glazed Chicken with Mushroom Leek Rice

Fig Miso Glazed Chicken with Mushroom Leek Rice

This one skillet meal combines sweet, savory, and earthy flavors and goes from the oven directly to your table in less than an hour!
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Course: Main Course
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Oven-safe baking dish or cast iron skillet
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Kitchen Brush
  • Measuring cups/spoons

Ingredients

Mushroom Leek Rice

  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 3/4 cups chicken stock
  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 leek, white and light green part, clean and chopped

Chicken and Fig Miso Glaze

  • 2 tbsp fig miso paste
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar, unseasoned
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bunch of red grapes
  • 1 whole chicken, cut up

Instructions

Prepare the Mushroom Leek Rice

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C)
  • In an oven-safe baking dish or cast iron skillet, combine the rice, chicken stock, sliced mushrooms, minced garlic, fresh thyme, kosher salt, black pepper, and chopped leek. Mix well.

Chicken and Fig Miso Glaze And Prepare The Dish

  • In a mixing bowl, combine the fig miso paste, honey, pinch of salt, rice vinegar, and olive oil. Mix until well combined
  • Place the chicken pieces on top of the rice and liquid mixture in the baking dish. Brush the glaze evenly over the chicken pieces. Scatter the grapes on top.
  • Cover the dish and place it in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then, remove the cover and continue baking for an additional 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked through, and the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C).
  • Once done, remove from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes. Serve hot and enjoy.
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