Careme

Ingredients

• Boneless Skinless Fresh Chicken Thighs

  1 lb $4.49
• Eggplant

  1 medium, about 1 lb $1.99
• Mahatma Gluten-Free Extra Long Grain White Rice

  3/4 cup dry $2.99
• Private Selection® Walla Walla Sweet Onions

  1/2 medium onion $3.99
• Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch

  8 oz $1.99
• Fresh Organic Lemon

  1 $1.29
• Simple Truth Organic® Mint

  1/4 cup loosely packed leaves $2.49
• Olive oil

  1 1/2 tablespoons
• Garlic

  2 cloves, minced
• Ground cumin

  1 teaspoon
• Ground turmeric

  3/4 teaspoon
• Ground cinnamon

  1/4 teaspoon
• Honey

  1 teaspoon
• Kosher salt

  3/4 teaspoon, plus more to taste
• Black pepper

  1/4 teaspoon

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 425°F and line a large rimmed sheet pan. Rinse the rice; cut the eggplant into 1-inch cubes, slice the onion into wedges, cut the tomatoes into wedges, mince the garlic, and chop the mint.
2. Whisk the olive oil, garlic, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, honey, lemon zest, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Coat the chicken with half of this mixture, then toss the eggplant and onion with the remainder.
3. Arrange the chicken in the center of the sheet pan and spread the eggplant and onion around it in a single layer. Roast for 15 minutes.
4. While the chicken roasts, combine the rice with 1 1/4 cups water and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes; remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
5. Turn the eggplant and onion, then add the tomato wedges to the pan. Roast for another 10–12 minutes, until the vegetables are browned and the thickest chicken thigh reaches 165°F.
6. Rest the chicken for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice and fold in half the chopped mint plus an extra squeeze of lemon; taste and adjust the seasoning.
7. Divide the mint rice between two plates, top with the roasted chicken, and arrange the eggplant, onion, and tomatoes alongside. Spoon over the sheet-pan juices and finish with the remaining mint.