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Easy Chicken & Rice

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Dinner is ready in just 30 minutes with this Easy Chicken & Rice! This recipe makes a big batch – perfect for leftovers the next day!

Ingredients

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  • 2 large boneless chicken breasts (approximately 2 to 2 1/2 pounds total), cut into halves (4 pieces)
  • 1 tablespoon mixed dried herbs (we used a mix of rosemary, thyme, sage and parsley) - 2 tablespoons of mixed fresh herbs may be substituted
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups carrot ,diced
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup celery, minced fine
  • 1 cup Texmati rice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed to room temperature
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Place the boneless chicken breasts in a foil-lined baking dish. Sprinkle herbs, salt and pepper generously over the top of the breasts and roast until cooked through and tender, approximately 20-25 minutes.
  3. While the chicken roasts, in a saucepan with a lid, melt butter over medium high heat then add carrots, onion and celery and sauté until tender – approximately 5 minutes. Add rice and sauté for two more minutes stirring often. Add bay leaf, pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and reduce heat to a simmer, cooking rice until tender (approximately 12 minutes.) When rice is tender, add peas and stir. Cover and allow to sit for a few minutes in order for the peas to heat through. Remove and discard bay leaf.
  4. Remove chicken from the oven and place on a cutting board. Pour juices from roasted chicken into the pot of rice and vegetable. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized chunks, then stir into rice.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste if desired. Serve immediately

Notes

This recipe calls for cooked chicken which is mixed in at the end. Feel free to substitute a supermarket rotisserie chicken if you don’t have time to cook the chicken. If using pre-cooked chicken, skip the steps below to roast your own.

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