Creamy Pilaf with Vegetables and Oven-Baked Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 large chicken legs
• Water (to cover the chicken)
• onion (cut into 4 pieces)
• Celery (use green celery, or celery root)
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt (to taste)
• 1 onion (chopped finely)
• 2 cloves of garlic (chopped finely)
• 1 carrot (grated or diced)
• 2 red bell pepper (chopped finely)
• 1 green bell pepper (chopped finely)
• Olive oil (for cooking)
• Garlic powder (to taste)
• Paprika (to taste)
• Oregano (to taste)
• Black pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 tsp dried chili (optional)
• 2 tbsp olive oil (for sautéing)
• 2 sprigs of green thyme
• 2 sprigs of rosemary
• Lemon slices
• Parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup rice
• •Chicken broth (from the chicken boil)