Lebanese Chicken and Rice - The Medi Lifestyle

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds chicken (Whole chicken or mix thighs & breasts)
• 1 small onion roughly chopped
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon 7 spice
• 6 cups water
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 teaspoons 7 Spice
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt divided
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups long grain rice rinsed
• Fresh parsley for serving