How to Make Quick Chicken and Rice

This chicken and rice recipe is one of the easiest recipes that could be in a collection. Even a beginner in the kitchen can make this dish with very little preparation. This dish generally serves two to four people and makes for a healthy alternative to fast food or microwave meals. It has great flavor and almost no clean up required!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 4 chicken breasts without skin
• 1 package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 cup Long Grain Rice (preferrably Uncle Bens)

Easy and Quick Chicken and Rice

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a frying pan, slightly heat olive oil and brown chicken on both sides, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.
2. Pour uncooked rice in bottom of small roaster or casserole dish. Sprinkle the rice with the packet of the Lipton Onion Soup Mix so that it's evenly distributed throughout.
3. Pour 2 1/2 cups of water over the rice and soup mix and add the chicken to the roaster on top of the rice. Make sure the pieces are spread out evenly and don't overlap to ensure proper cooking.
4. Spoon the mushroom soup mix over the top of the chicken so that each piece is slightly covered with the mixture.
5. Cover and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Serve with string beans or a mixed greens salad and fresh Italian bread.

Tips & Warnings

• This dish can be doubled for larger groups or dinner parties.
• This dish also goes well with a red, medium bodied wine such as a Shiraz or Pinot Noir.
• Make sure when you brown the chicken that the olive oil isn't too hot. If it is bubbling, lower the heat to avoid splashing when putting the chicken in the pan.