Easy One Pot Chicken and Rice (No Cream Soup)
A simple stovetop meal that combines fluffy rice, tender chicken pieces, and optional vegetables to create a quick and nutritious meal.
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Equipment
- 1 Dutch Oven or deep skillet with lid
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 1.5 cups long grain white rice
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- butter or oil to sauté
- salt and pepper to taste
Seasoning Blend for Chicken
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika
- 1/2 tsp each black pepper and salt
Optional
- Parmesan Cheese to top with
- Vegetable Additions See notes below
Instructions
- Start by seasoning your diced chicken with the seasoning blend.1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika,1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and 1/2 tsp each black pepper and salt
- Heat a tablespoon or so of butter or oil in Dutch oven, over medium/low heat. Add in chicken pieces and cook just until browned on all sides. Remove and set aside.
- To the same pot, add in diced onion and cook until softened.
- Add rinsed, uncooked rice to toast. Just stir the rice around for 1-2 minutes to do this. 1.5 cups long grain white rice
- Add browned chicken pieces back to the pot, along with chicken broth. Stir well, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. 3 cups chicken broth
- Continue to cook until liquid is gone, and rice is tender, about 15-20 minutes. Remove the lid to stir the rice every so often to keep it from sticking to the bottom.
- Remove lid and fluff fork with a spoon. Top with parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
- Mixed Veggies - Frozen mixed veggies (peas, carrots, green beans) go excellent in this dish. Simply sauté them at the same time you're sautéing your onion.
- Mushrooms - Sliced mushrooms add depth to this dish. Sauté them for a minute or two with the diced onions to soften them up.
- Baby Spinach - Add baby spinach at the end of cooking for some extra nutrition! Just follow the instructions as is, but at the end, stir in a couple cups of baby spinach. The heat for the cooked rice will soften it up.
- Broccoli Florets - Small broccoli florets are another great addition to this dish. Add it in at the same time you add your rice, chicken and broth, and it allow it to all cook together.