All-in-one Italian chicken rice bake
Dinner RecipesAll the good things come together in this tasty bake – chicken, rice, cream, cheese and semi-dried tomatoes for a touch of Tuscan sunshine! The aromatic scent of these Italian flavours will fill your kitchen. While it might look like a long cooking time, most of it is bubbling away in the oven while you get on with other things.This makes it a perfect weeknight meal in my house because all I have to do is prep it, pop it in the oven and then let those flavours work their magic! It is up to you whether you use breast or thigh fillets – thighs aren’t as pretty but do have great flavour and stay moist.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 chicken breast fillets (or 4 chicken thigh fillets)
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 275g (1 1/4 cups) Coles medium-grain white rice
- 170g (3/4 cup) drained semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 375ml (1 1/2 cups) Massel Chicken Style Stock
- 300ml thickened cream for cooking
- 60g baby spinach leaves
- 100g (1 cup) pizza cheese
- Basil leaves, to serve
Description
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 190C/170C fan forced.
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Step 2
Heat half the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the chicken for 3 minutes each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a chopping board to cool slightly. Add remaining oil to the pan. Cook the onion, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft and golden. Add the garlic and rice. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Transfer to an 8-cup-capacity ovenproof dish.
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Step 3
Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Transfer chicken and tomatoes to rice mixture in dish and stir to combine. Add the stock and cream to the frying pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Pour over the rice mixture. Season and cover dish tightly with foil. Bake for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
All the good things come together in this tasty bake – chicken, rice, cream, cheese and semi-dried tomatoes for a touch of Tuscan sunshine! The arom...
All the good things come together in this tasty bake – chicken, rice, cream, cheese and semi-dried tomatoes for a touch of Tuscan sunshine! The arom...
All the good things come together in this tasty bake – chicken, rice, cream, cheese and semi-dried tomatoes for a touch of Tuscan sunshine! The arom...
All the good things come together in this tasty bake – chicken, rice, cream, cheese and semi-dried tomatoes for a touch of Tuscan sunshine! The arom...