Easy Indian-spiced Braised Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated gingerroot or 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 (8 7/8 ounce) bags microwaveable uncle ben's ready rice (whole grain brown ready rice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 trim fat from thighs then cut meat into chunks.
• 3 add all ingredients except yogurt, cilantro, garam masala and rice to heavy, lidded 5-qt pot.
• 4 stir well.
• 5 cover; bake until chicken is tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 6 remove from oven, stir in yogurt, cilantro and garam masala.
• 7 serve over microwaved rice.