Chicken and Rice with Broccoli. A meal-in-one casserole with chicken, rice, broccoli, cheese, onion, and creamy soups all baked into one dish. May be made ahead and frozen. If you're new to meal prepping, please check out our meal-prep archives to see a whole bunch of our other delicious meal-prep recipes.
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You can cook Chicken and Rice with Broccoli using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chicken and Rice with Broccoli
- It's of Main Ingredients.
- It's 1/2 lb of chicken breasts.
- Prepare 1 box of rice pilaf.
- Prepare 1 packages of frozen broccoli.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
- You need of Spices.
- You need 1 tbsp of chicken spice.
This hearty dish is a family favorite and I make it often on crazy weeknights. Things I am currently obsessing over: this weather, The Handmaid's Tale, and one dish dinners. Add rice and chicken broth; heat to boiling. Shortcut your prep by buying a bag of fresh broccoli florets in the produce department or at the salad bar.
Chicken and Rice with Broccoli step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Begin browning rice in large skillet with butter.
- Add 2 cups water to rice and cover, reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Rub spices into chicken.
- Bake chicken for 25 minutes.
- When rice is finished, remove from head and stir thoroughly.
- Cook broccoli as directed.
- When chicken is done, cut into small chucks and add to rice.
- Plate and eat!.
You can switch things up by using a combo of. While not low carb, this rice and chicken meal prep recipe makes sure you get energy from the healthy brown rice, with healthy protein from the boneless skinless chicken breast to build your muscles, and broccoli for some much needed vegetables for your daily dose of vitamins and minerals. Chicken and rice is a common combination that's seen in a variety of cuisines, each with its own twist. For this easy one-pot meal, feel free to customize it to your own tastes. The lemon is an essential ingredient, though, as it rounds out the dish (I also happen to love lemony chicken and rice).
