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Light Chicken and Rice

We usually make this light chicken and rice when we aren't looking for something really heavy. It's not really the healthiest but it's a little lighter that most casseroles.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Chicken Breasts more or less depending on the number of people you are serving.
  • ⅓ Cup Italian Dressing
  • ⅔ Cup Rice
  • 1 Bag Frozen Broccoli small bag
  • 1 Bag Frozen Sliced Carrots small bag
  • 1 Bag Sliced peppers and onions. small bag
  • 1 Can French Fried Onions Rings
  • 1 14.5 oz Can Chicken Broth
  • ½ tbsp Italian Seasoning

Method
 

  1. Place the chicken breasts in a greased 9x13 baking dish, and bake uncovered at 400 °F for 20 minutes.
    Light Chicken and Rice
  2. Remove from oven and place the rice, vegetables, and 1/2 the can of fried onions in and around the chicken. You can remove the chicken place the ingredients on the bottom, and then return them if you want.
    Light Chicken and Rice
  3. In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, italian dressing, and pour over the chicken and vegetables.
  4. Continue baking in the over uncovered for another 25 minutes.
  5. Remove and top with the remaaing fried onions and italian seasoning, and continue another 2-3 minutes, or until cook ed through.
    Light Chicken and Rice

Notes

We used a mallet to make the chicken breasts thinner so they would cook faster.   The cook time will vary depending on how thick the chicken breasts are. You can use any vegetable you like, we just used what we had.