Chicken in Bag With Rice

Chicken in Bag With Rice

borrowed and Shareing.

Bag
1 4-5 pound chicken
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups uncooked white rice
1/2 cup finely minced celery
4 cups (32-oz) chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 batch of Chicken Scratch (recipe below)
1 baking bag (for meats up to 8-lbs)

Rinse chicken and remove any giblets from center cavity. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub the chicken with olive oil. Flip the chicken upside down (breast-side down) and sprinkle with a little less than half of the Chicken Scratch. Flip the bird right-side up (breast-side up) and sprinkle with remaining Chicken Scratch. 

Place the baking bag in a 13x9 baking dish with the open end at one of the short sides. Add rice, celery, chicken broth, salt and pepper to the bag and stir to combine (or just jostle the bag around a bit). Place the seasoned chicken in the bag on top of the rice. Puff up the bag and seal with the tie (I blew into mine like a balloon to do this – it was oddly embarrassing but it worked :/ ). Cut three 1/2-inch slits in the top of the bag to vent.

Place dish in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and cut open the baking bag. 

Insert a thermometer into the thigh to ensure the temperature is at 175 degrees. If it isn't, see notes below. Let dish rest, uncovered, for 15 minutes before serving. To serve, remove chicken to a cutting board and carve into separate pieces. Arrange pieces over rice in baking dish.

Chicken Scratch Seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/3 teaspoon white pepper
1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 teaspoon onion powder
1/3 teaspoon dried thyme

Note: If you’re using a 4-5 pound bird, the chicken should cook through just fine (anything bigger and maybe not). If the chicken isn't quite done, fear not! Lift the chicken out of the bag and set into a second baking dish. Return the chicken back to the oven and cook, uncovered, for an additional 30 minutes or until chicken is done. 
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