One-Pan Chicken and Dirty Rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups long grain rice
• 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 tsp kosher salt (divided)
• 6 to 8 chicken thighs
• 5 slices about 1 1/2 cups chopped bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 yellow onion (diced)
• 1 large red bell pepper (diced)
• 5 cloves of garlic (chopped)
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp fresh thyme (chopped)
• 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 cup scallions (to top)