Chicken + Rice + Air Fryer = The Juiciest Pilaf! 🍗🍚

This juicy air fryer chicken pilaf is a complete and flavorful meal made with rice, tender chicken and colorful vegetables. Everything cooks together with aromatic spices for an easy family dinner. Ingredients 🍚 2 cups rice 🍗 300 g (10.6 oz) chicken drumsticks 🍗 300 g (10.6 oz) chicken thigh meat 🧅 150 g (5.3 oz) onion 🥕 150 g (5.3 oz) carrots 🫑 150 g (5.3 oz) bell pepper 🍅 100 g (3.5 oz) cherry tomatoes 🧄 20 g (0.7 oz) garlic 🌶️ Black pepper 🧂 15 g (0.5 oz) salt 🍬 15 g (0.5 oz) sugar 🌿 5 g (0.2 oz) sumac 🌿 5 g (0.2 oz) oregano 🥘 20 g (0.7 oz) pilaf seasoning 🫒 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) olive oil 🍅 50 g (1.8 oz) ketchup or tomato paste 💧 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) hot water 🌿 Parsley Recipe Place 2 cups of rice in a deep bowl, cover with hot water and leave it to swell. Add the chicken drumsticks and thigh meat to the air fryer basket. Add chopped onion, grated carrots, chopped bell pepper, sliced cherry tomatoes and garlic. Season with black pepper, salt, sugar, sumac, oregano and pilaf seasoning. Pour in 50 ml olive oil and mix everything well. Cook in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 195°C / 383°F. After cooking, mix the chicken and vegetables. Drain the rice and add it to the air fryer basket. Add 50 g ketchup or tomato paste and pour in 200 ml hot water. Mix everything together. Cook for another 25 minutes at 195°C / 383°F. Transfer the finished pilaf to a serving plate and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Serve hot.