Serves: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups Campbell’s Ready to Use Chicken Broth, divided
1 cup basmati rice
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp maple syrup
1-2 tbsp sriracha
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 sprigs green onion, thinly sliced, divided
1 small red bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 tsp salt, divided
1 egg
¼ cup fine breadcrumbs
4 boneless chicken thighs (skin on preferred)
½ tbsp sesame seeds
Note: Any kind of onion, bell peppers, or frozen vegetables will do. Use what you have on hand in your fridge or freezer.
Special Equipment:
8 sturdy toothpicks
Preparation:
1. Add 2 cups of Campbell’s Chicken Broth and rice to a medium-sized sauce pot and stir; cover with a lid. Turn heat to medium high and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat keeping the lid on for an additional 5 minutes.
2. In a small bowl mix together soy sauce, maple syrup, sriracha and sesame oil; set aside.
3. To a large frying pan, over medium high heat, add vegetable oil, green onions (reserve 1 tbsp for garnish), red pepper, garlic, corn, 1 teaspoon salt, and stir. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
4. Add cooked rice and 2 tbsp of sauce to the vegetables and stir; turn off heat.
5. Transfer 3/4 cup of fried rice to a medium-sized bowl, add egg, breadcrumbs and mix until combined. Chill in the freezer for 5 minutes.
6. Form 4 equal-sized football-shaped patties from chilled rice.
7. Place chicken thighs skin-side down on a cutting board. Place 1 rice patty inside each chicken thigh. Roll up and seal ends with 2 toothpicks.
8. Place chicken thighs in a baking dish and season with 1 teaspoon salt. 9. Generously brush chicken thighs with sauce mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
9. Mix remaining sauce with ½ cup Campbell’s Chicken Broth and pour into the baking dish.
10. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.
11. Remove chicken from the oven and remove toothpicks.
12. Serve chicken on top of remaining fried rice and spoon sauce from the baking dish over each chicken thigh. Garnish with remaining sliced green onion.
13. Enjoy!