One pot meal: Chicken & Rice with Mushrooms & Brocolli

1 pot or large skillet + 30 mins and you have a filling, healthy meal for dinner. You just might have leftovers too! I was recently getting coffee and overheard two women talking about their teenage boys and how much food they could devour – this is the type of meal I think is perfect for a big family or hungry teens. You can cook a huge meal in no time and fill those hungry bellies! This goes great with French bread for dipping in the soft, rice yumminess. And if you want more, serve with a healthy green salad.

The one qualm I usually have with chicken and rice dishes is that they are loaded with cheese or fattening soup mixes and hardly any vegetables. This dish turns that around, I used 98% fat free soup and lots of mushrooms, broccoli, and onion to give it a lot of vegetable goodness. You still have a really flavorful meal, but with little fat!

Recipe notes: Make sure you choose the right skillet or pot. You need one large enough to fit a good amount of food, and one with a cover. I used my dutch oven and highly recommend that if you have one.

One pot meal: Chicken & Rice with Mushrooms & Brocolli

Recipe Type

:

Entree

Cuisine:

American

Author:

Q&DK

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Serves:

6-8

Chicken & rice get a makeover … low fat and loaded with vegetables.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil

• 2 lb. chicken cutlets

• 1 can 98% fat free Cream of Chicken soup

• 1 can 98% fat free Cream of Mushroom soup

• 3 cups water

• 1 tsp. paprika

• 1 tsp. cumin

• S/P

• 3 cups uncooked instant brown rice

• 1 head broccoli, cut into bite-size flowerets

• 8 oz. baby bella (or other variety) mushrooms, chopped

• 1 small onion, chopped

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, dutch oven, or other pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken cutlets and cook just a few minutes until browned on both sides.

2. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

3. Stir the soup, water, paprika, cumin, and a generous amount of S/P together in the skillet. Heat to a boil.

4. Stir in the rice, broccoli, mushrooms, and onion. Reduce heat to low. Return the chicken to the skillet and nestle in the rice mixture. Sprinkle some additional S/P and paprika over the chicken. Cover and cook about 8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.

Notes

Make sure you choose the right skillet or pot. You need one large enough to fit a good amount of food, and one with a cover. I used my dutch oven and highly recommend that if you have one.

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