Mission Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1 small bell pepper, chopped (any color)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped mushroom
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• salt and pepper
• 2 teaspoons fresh sage, chopped
• 6 skinless chicken thighs
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• chopped flat leaf parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon over medium-high heat in a wide skillet until crisp. remove bacon, crumble, set aside.
• 2 saute chicken thighs in bacon fat until almost done (about 5 minutes.) set aside.
• 3 stir in rice, and cook until rice turns a light golden color.
• 4 add bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, carrot, saute 'til softened.
• 5 stir in sage, stock and wine.
• 6 stir until well mixed.
• 7 place chicken thighs on top, sprinkle with smoked paprika.
• 8 cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, rice should be done and chicken will be done.
• 9 sprinkle with parsley before serving, if desired.