Baked Chicken Flavoured Rice With Meatballs

This is one of my own easy creations that is very good! This is really simple to make, just prepare the rice, bake in the oven, then throw in your cooked meatballs at the end of cooking the rice (simple eh?)! The rice just alone without the meatballs is just delicious, but to make it into a complete meal, just add the meatballs, and a salad on the side! I have only made this recipe with Uncle Ben's converted white rice, so I can't promise the same results using an alternative rice. Throw in some frozen peas too if desired! Prep time only includes preparing the rice before baking the rice.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1  tablespoon  chopped garlic
• 2 1⁄2 cups converted white rice (Uncle Ben's is the best for this!)
• 4 1⁄2 cups  good quality chicken broth (I use my homemade broth recipe) or 4 1⁄2 cups turkey broth (I use my homemade broth recipe)
•  fresh ground black pepper (lots!)
•  salt
• 10 -15  prepared and cooked  meatballs (or as many as desired)

Directions

1. Well grease an oven-proof larger size pot all over (grease sides of pot also) and prepare a tight-fitting oven-proof lid.
2. Heat the butter in the pot.
3. Add in the onions and garlic; sauté for 4-5 minutes, or until semi-soft.
4. Add in the rice, and stir for 1-2 minutes with a wooden spoon.
5. Carefully add in the chicken both; mix well with a wooden spoon, and bring to a boil.
6. Cover the pot with an oven-safe lid, and simmer on top of the stove for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally with a spoon.
7. Set oven to 350 degrees.
8. Place the pot in oven (with the lid on), and bake the rice for about 33-35 minutes, or until the rice is desired tenderness.
9. Remove and stir in all the meatballs; mix well (it's that easy!).
10. Enjoy!