Baked Chicken and Rice With Honey-Mustard Sauce

There is something homey and comforting about chicken and rice.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup long-grain white rice
• 1 (3 1/2lb)  whole chickens, cut into serving pieces, excess skin and fat trimmed
• 2 1⁄4 cups hot chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Spread rice in a lightly sprayed or oiled 13x9 inch glass baking dish.
3. Arrange chicken on top; pour broth over.
4. Cover tightly with foil; bake 45 minutes.
5. In a bowl, whisk together the yogurt, honey, mustard, soy sauce, ginger, salt, and pepper.
6. Uncover baking dish; spread yogurt mixture over chicken.
7. Bake, uncovered, until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes longer.