Sunday, April 3, 2011

Week 5: Recipe #3--Creamy Chicken and Cheddar Rice

I like this recipe because it's another time I can get broccoli into Lily.  It's pretty easy to make, and you can substitute the white rice for brown (make sure it's also instant).  This recipe is one of many I have made from the Kraft Foods website (see link below).  I serve this recipe with fruit and a good bread.

You'll Need:

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup 
  • 1 soup can of milk
  • 1 1/2 cups instant white rice, uncooked
  • 2 cups chopped, fresh broccoli
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Preparation:

  1. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.  Add chicken; cover.  Cook 5 minutes or until cooked through.  Sprinkle with garlic powder.
  2. Add soup and milk.  Bring to boil.  Stir in rice and broccoli; cover.  Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes or until rice is tender.
  3. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese; sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

2 comments:

  1. Not sure I can get instant rice here in Australia... had a quick look in the shops today and could only find quick cook microwave rice and that didn't seem like it would work. I will keep looking... but any ideas? Because I think the boys would love this one...

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  2. In a bind I have used the microwave 90 second rice in a skillet recipe similar to this and it turned out fine (not sure if it's the same thing you saw). You could try that, or you could try cooking regular rice the normal way but use the milk and soup vs. water. Then just add it to the recipe and let everything simmer together for a bit. Hopefully that helps!

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