Recipe: <!-- -->Baked Maple Chicken with Wild Rice and Bartlett Pear Pilaf<!-- --> | Whole Foods Mar

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into 8 pieces
• 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, divided
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups brown and wild rice mix
• 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves