Best Baked Chicken And Rice Recipes

EASY BAKED CHICKEN, RICE, AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Combine chicken, soup, broccoli, rice, and water in a bowl; mix thoroughly. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking pan and cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover, stir, top with Cheddar cheese, and cover again. Continue to bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center, rice is tender, and cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes more.

CUBAN BAKED CHICKEN WITH SWEET PEPPERS AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Melt the butter with the oil in a large deep skillet, with a lid over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until well browned, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken and cook until other side browns lightly, about 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add the peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the turmeric, cumin, rice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and stir until the rice is coated. Pour in the broth, stir to distribute the rice evenly. Increase the heat to high and boil until liquid begins to be absorbed into the rice, about 2 minutes. Nestle the chicken in the rice. Cover and transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the rice is tender and chicken cooks through, about 25 minutes.
• Remove the cover, fluff the rice and stir in the peas. Cover and let sit to warm the peas, about 5 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper. Serve.

BAKED ORANGE CHICKEN AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until just beginning to brown and soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the onions, chicken broth, rice, 1/4 cup of the orange juice, 2 teaspoons of the orange zest, 1 tablespoon of oil and 3/4 teaspoon salt to a 2-quart baking dish and stir to combine.
• Toss the chicken with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Nestle the chicken into the rice mixture. Cover the dish with foil and transfer it to the oven, being careful not to spill.
• Bake for 55 minutes. Remove the foil and drizzle the chicken with 2 tablespoons of the orange juice. Continue to bake until most of the liquid has been absorbed, the chicken is fully cooked and the rice is tender, about 50 minutes more.
• Drizzle the chicken with the remaining orange juice. Sprinkle the mint, pine nuts and desired amount of remaining orange zest over the dish and serve.

BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the cooked shredded chicken with salsa, cumin, and oregano in a large bowl.
• Prepare Knorr® Fiesta Sides™ - Mexican Rice according to package directions. Remove from the heat.
• Stir rice and shredded cheese into the chicken mixture. Divide the mixture among flour tortillas; wrap and place seam-side down on a lined baking sheet. Brush with oil.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and crispy, about 20 minutes. Serve, if desired, with your favorite toppings.

DIJON-BAKED CHICKEN WITH RICE AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• The night before: Unravel thighs to flatten and scrunch together in a large shallow oven-safe pan. Combine the following in a small mixing bowl in this order: spices, honey, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, and hot chili sauce. Stir. Pour evenly over chicken. Flip the chicken around with a fork until each piece is well coated. End by making sure the rough side of the thigh is down. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine rice and water in a larger oven-safe pot. Stir. Cover and place in preheated oven.
• Turn chicken over with a fork. Place in preheated oven, beside rice. Set timer for 50 minutes. About halfway through the cooking time for chicken, I like to flip the chicken over again. When the timer rings for chicken, turn off heat but leave it in the oven.
• Rinse broccoli in colander. Place in a microwave-safe pot or casserole dish with lid. Cover, then microwave at high for 5 minutes. When timer rings, add seasoning mix to broccoli.

BAKED RICE WITH CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put chicken pieces on a baking sheet and season generously with salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour olive oil into a 4-quart enamelware Dutch oven or similar heavy pot and set over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes, then season with salt. Add chicken, thyme sprig and bay leaf, and continue to cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
• Add wine and simmer briskly until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Add rice and a large handful of mushrooms and stir to combine. (Reserve most of the mushrooms for garnish.) Add broth and bring to a simmer. Check broth for seasoning and adjust.
• Cover pot and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat. Transfer pot to oven and bake for 20 minutes. Finally, remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes off heat.
• While rice is baking, sauté remaining mushrooms: Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, rapidly stirring, until they have softened and browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add peas, if using, and heat through. Turn off heat, then add reserved chopped thyme, the garlic and the parsley. Toss to coat well.
• Fluff rice, then top with sautéed mushrooms and serve.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS AND RICE

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken breasts.
• Place the uncooked rice in the bottom of a 9X11 baking pan.
• Mix soups, sherry and butter together and pour a little over the rice to moisten it.
• Salt the chicken breasts and place the salted chicken breasts on the rice.
• (It is okay if they overlap some).
• Pour the rest of the liquid on the breasts.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese, almonds and paprika on top.
• Note: Do not add any moisture to the soups.
• The only liquid is the wine.
• Bake 2 1/2 hours uncovered at 275 degrees.

BAKED LEMON-PEPPER CHICKEN THIGHS AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season chicken thighs with lemon-pepper seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, rubbing the seasoning into both sides of the chicken. Cook chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Melt butter in the the same pot and stir into the drippings. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Turn off burner.
• Pour in chicken stock and water, scraping the bottom of the Dutch oven with a wooden or plastic spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in rice, lemon juice, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and pepper. Place the chicken on top of the rice and cover with the lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and remove the chicken to a plate using tongs. Stir rice from bottom to top then place the chicken back on top of the rice. Cook, uncovered, until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is soft, about 15 minutes.

EASY BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE IN THE DUTCH OVEN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your dutch oven for about 10 minutes. Then spray with cooking spray. Use a 10 inch dutch oven for this recipe. assemble your ingredients
• 2. Pour the rice on the bottom of the dutch oven. Place the chicken over the rice, then sprinkle the onion soup mix over the chicken. Mix the mushroom soup mix, the broth and about 1 can of water together and mix. Pour this mixture over all. Cover the dutch oven and cook for at least an hour. You might need to cook it longer--the meat fell off the bone-so good!
• 3. Place 14 coals on the top of the oven and 7 underneath the oven. You might need to have some extra hot coals ready just in case you need them. as you can see, we loved the dinner so much that we devoured the whole thing. (Not too good for a girl on WW, but I just couldn't help myself.)

BAKED RICE WITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the brussels sprouts and blanch for 5 minutes. Drain well and cut sprouts in half. Set aside. Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a large, deep, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken thighs and sear until browned, about 3 minutes each side. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Begin to bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Meanwhile, add the remaining oil to the skillet. Add the garlic and onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon, for about 1 minute. Add the rice and stir constantly for 30 seconds. Add the boiling chicken broth, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper and orange zest.
• Turn the heat to low and simmer slowly, stirring frequently, until most but not all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes. Stir in the brussels sprouts and lay the chicken over the rice. Bake, uncovered, until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and cover with a kitchen towel. Let stand for 10 minutes. Season the rice with additional salt if needed and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro. Divide the chicken and rice among 4 plates and serve immediately.

BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS AND RICE WITH HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread the rice in a lightly sprayed or oiled 2-quart casserole.
• Arrange the thighs on top and sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
• Pour the stock over.
• Bake, covered, for 40 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, honey, Dijon, soy sauce, and ginger.
• Spread the yogurt mixture over the chicken and rice.
• Bake, uncovered, until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes longer.

BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS, RICE, AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pat chicken thighs dry with a paper towel, and season both sides with seasoned salt.
• Heat olive oil in a 12-inch oven-proof nonstick skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Brown chicken thighs lightly in the hot oil, about 3 minutes. Turn, and sprinkle smoked paprika evenly on top. Continue cooking until chicken thighs are light brown, about 3 minutes. Chicken will not be cooked through. Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Cook chopped onion in the same skillet until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add rice, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet, until the rice picks up a little color, about 4 minutes. Stir in butternut squash cubes and frozen green beans and season with herbes de Provence. Pour in chicken broth, and set browned chicken thighs on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Place Caesar croutons in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse several times, until the croutons are reduced to coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle crumbs over chicken, rice, and vegetables, and continue to bake until chicken is done and the butternut squash and rice are tender, 15 to 20 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

SIMPLY OVEN BAKED PORK CHOPS OR CHICKEN AND RICE II

Steps:

• Season pork chops with pepper, seasoning salt and garlic powder.
• In a skillet, sauté onions in butter and oil until limp.
• Remove onions to a 2 quart casserole.
• Quick sear pork chops in same skillet.
• Remove chops to a platter.
• De-glaze pan with a little chicken broth and add to casserole.
• Stir in in rest of the broth along with rice and soup.
• Place chops on top and sprinkle with paprika.
• Cover and bake at 350* for 1 1/2 hours until rice is done and liquid is absorbed (check at 1 1/4 hours).

BLEU BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs in a large resealable bag; pour in blue cheese dressing. Coat chicken with dressing, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 420 degrees F (216 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir celery in the hot oil for 1 minute. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is glossy and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook for 30 seconds. Transfer onion mixture to the prepared baking dish; return skillet to burner.
• Pour remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil into the skillet; cook and stir rice in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix chicken broth, rice, and vinegar into the onion mixture in the baking dish. Remove chicken from marinade and arrange in the baking dish, creating 2 rows of chicken thighs side by side. Discard remaining marinade. Sprinkle each chicken thigh with Cajun seasoning. Coat chicken thighs with 1 cup panko crumbs. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove aluminum foil from dish. Mince the reserved celery leaves. Sprinkle chicken thighs with remaining 1/2 cup panko crumbs and Parmesan-Romano cheese; sprinkle minced celery leaves over chicken.
• Continue to bake chicken until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Turn on the oven's broiler and broil chicken until browned and crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

SOLO BAKED CHICKEN BREAST AND LEMON RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degree (f) Put 1 tablespoon butter into an oven proof dish stir in the rice until all the grains are coated.
• Add the wine. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from half the lemon into a dish with the remaining melted butter and the basil.
• Other herbs such as dill, or oregano could be used instead.
• Coat the chicken breast with the butter/lemon/herb sauce on both sides and place on top of the rice and wine. Slice the remaining half of the lemon into thin rounds and place on top of the chicken.
• Cover with a tight fitting cover or foil and bake for 35 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and the chicken has an internal temperature of 175(f) or 79(c).
• Salt and pepper to taste.

BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken breast, skinned and rinsed and patted dry into 13x9 pan.
• Brush tops and bottoms of chicken well with vegetable oil and place chicken meaty side up in pan. Discard remaining oil.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 tsp salt, 1/3 tsp garlic salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• In a sauce pan combine 1 3/4 cup water, 2 chicken bouilion cubes, 1/3 cup chopped onion, 1 tsp parsley flakes, 1/2 bay leaf, 2/3 tsp salt and 10 drops yellow food coloring.
• Bring just to a boil.
• Remove chicken from pan, dump sauce pan ingredients into pan with chicken drippings. Sprinkle 3/4 cup long grain rice evely over broth mixture.
• Place chicken on top of rice with meaty side down this time and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Remove bay leaf and discard. Enjoy!

ARROZ CON POLLO (BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• In large oven proof skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken, brown on all sides, turning as needed for about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken.
• Add onion, green pepper, tomatoes, garlic and rice.
• Saute 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
• Stir in broth, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne pepper and saffron.
• Bring to a boil.
• If skillet isn't oven proof or large enough, transfer to a 13 X 9 X 2 baking dish.
• Arrange chicken on top.
• Cover with lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake in 375 oven for 25 minutes or until chicken and rice are both tender.
• Add peas, and pimento or red peppers (if using) on top.

BAKED APRICOT CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325F degrees.
• Spray 9 X 13 baking dish with non stick spray.
• Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the dish.
• Combine preserves, soup mix, and salad dressing and spread them evenly over the chicken Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour.
• Serve each breast on 1/2 cup of the rice and spoon a little sauce over the top.

BAKED BEANS RICE AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken; stir and cook until browned.
• Set aside.
• Add rice, onions, bell pepper and garlic in same saucepan; stir and cook 2 minutes.
• Combine all ingredients into a large bowl; mix well.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 50 minutes or until rice is cooked.

BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE WITH HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Spread rice in a lightly sprayed or oiled 13x9 inch glass baking dish.
• Arrange chicken on top; pour broth over.
• Cover tightly with foil; bake 45 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk together the yogurt, honey, mustard, soy sauce, ginger, salt, and pepper.
• Uncover baking dish; spread yogurt mixture over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes longer.