Chicken Rice Pilaf Casserole Recipes

CHICKEN AND RICE PILAF WITH YAMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in skillet 5 minutes turning once, until brown.
• Mix wild rice, raisins, almonds, broth, sherry, thyme and yam in ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches. Place chicken on rice mixture. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
• Cover and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.

CHICKEN AND RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 minutes. or until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings from skillet.
• Add chicken to skillet; cook 5 to 6 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides and done (165ºF). Transfer chicken to plate; cover to keep warm. Add onions and peppers to skillet; cook and stir 3 min. Stir in peas and water; cover. Simmer 4 to 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in rice; transfer to serving plate.
• Top with chicken, cheese, parsley and bacon.

FRUITY CHICKEN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook chicken and onions in saucepan about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in water and seasoning packet from rice mix. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low.
• Stir in rice, cherries, peaches and nutmeg. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until rice is tender and fruits are heated through.

CHICKEN & RICE PILAF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook chicken breast in water until done.
• Set aside 2 cups of chicken broth for later.
• Cook rice pilaf according to directions on box.
• Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
• Mix chicken& rice pilaf in a 13x9 pan.
• Melt the margarine in medium size pan.
• Blend in the flour.
• Add the chicken broth& mix well.
• Add the half& half.
• Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens.
• Pour over casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

CHICKEN & RICE PILAF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large skillet.
• When hot, add enough of the oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
• Heat the oil to almost smoking.
• Add the chicken pieces in batches and brown over medium-high heat until golden, about 5 minutes per side, adding more oil as needed.
• As the chicken browns, transfer the finished pieces to 2 large baking pans.
• Drizzle liberally with lemon juice.
• If necessary, carefully drain some of the oil from the skillet, leaving about 1 or 2 tablespoons in the pan.
• Reheat the oil, and add the lemon zest, oregano and onions, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Saute the onions for 5 minutes, then add the bell peppers and saute until softened, about 5 minutes longer.
• Add the rice and cook, stirring, until all of the grains are coated with oil, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the broth and water and bring to a boil.
• (If using unsalted broth, season with salt to taste at this point or the cooked rice will be bland.) Pour the broth and rice mixture evenly over the chicken.
• Cover tightly and bake until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let rest, still covered, at least 10 minutes before serving.