Best Chicken Yellow Rice Recipes

ONE-POT SPANISH CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Combine onion, olive oil, and garlic in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add chicken breasts; cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Pour in water; bring to a boil.
• Pour yellow rice into the boiling water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken and rice are tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle frozen peas on top; cook until thawed, about 2 minutes. Mix up rice.

EASY CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bring water and chicken bouillon to a boil in a large skillet. Add chicken breasts and bell pepper; simmer over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove chicken and pour remaining broth into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Stir rice, plus the included seasoning packet, and olive oil into broth. Arrange chicken breast over rice and season with black pepper and poultry seasoning.
• Bake in the preheated oven until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork before serving.

CAPE MALAY CHICKEN CURRY WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened, stirring every now and then. Stir in the garlic, ginger and cloves, and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently to stop it sticking. Add all the remaining spices and the fresh chilli, stir briefly, then tip in the tomatoes with 2 cans of water, plus the chutney and crumbled stock cube.
• Add the chicken thighs, pushing them under the liquid, then cover the pan and leave to cook for 35 mins. Stir well, add the potatoes and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins more until they are tender. Stir in the coriander.
• About 10 mins before you want to serve, make the rice. Put the butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices in a large pan with 550ml water and 0.5 tsp salt. Bring to the boil and, when the butter has melted, stir, cover and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins. Fluff up and serve with the curry.

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.

CUBAN CHICKEN WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large deep skillet over med-high heat. Add chicken and brown on both sides until golden and almost done. Remove to a plate, sprinkle with salt and pepper and keep warm.
• Pour water into skillet and add garlic. Bring to a boil and add rice and stir. Add chicken back to pan on top of rice and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Spoon peas and roasted red pepper over top. Cover again and cook 3-5 more minutes.

AWESOME CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a Dutch oven, toss the onion, green bell pepper, and water chestnuts with olive oil to coat. Rub the chicken with salt, pepper, and seasoning salt, and place on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven.
• Cover, and cook the chicken 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Remove from heat. Leaving the vegetables in the Dutch oven, remove the cooked chicken, cool, skin, debone, and shred meat.
• While the chicken is cooking, prepare the yellow rice according to package directions.
• Mix the shredded chicken and cooked rice into the Dutch oven with the vegetables. Return to the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven, and continue cooking 15 minutes before serving.

AWESOME CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• salt and pepper chicken.
• dredge chicken in flour.
• fry chicken in medium hot oil to brown and set aside (chicken will not be done).
• clean the garlic and mince about 1/4 of it leaving the rest in whole cloves.
• In a pot over high heat, replace 1/2 of water called for in the rice mix with the wine and the other half water. Put in the water/wine mixture the minced garlic, peas and pimentos.
• when it begins to boil, add the rice mix and boil for about a minute.
• put the rice mixture in the casserole or paella pan.
• Place chicken on the top, then sprinkle you peppers, onions and whole garlic cloves on top of the chicken.
• Cover and bake for about 1 1/4 hours - 1/1/2 hours.

SOUTHERN CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Cover chicken thighs with water. Water needs to be about 2 inches over thighs. Boil chicken thighs 30 minuter or until no longer pink inside.
• Remove chicken, let cool.
• Reserve 3 cups of broth, and pour in yellow rice.
• Simmer on med-low heat 30 min or until rice is tender.
• While rice is simmering de-bone thighs.
• After rice is done, stir in chicken
• Enjoy. Especially good with collard greens.

THAI GINGER CHICKEN WITH YELLOW JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Prepare the rice according to the package directions, adding the turmeric to the cooking water.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned, stirring often. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Heat the remaining oil in the skillet. Add the eggplant, red pepper and onion and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook and stir for 1 minute. Add the broth and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place the coconut milk, jalapeno peppers and cilantro into a blender. Cover and blend until the mixture is smooth.
• Stir the coconut milk mixture in the skillet. Return the chicken to the skillet. Cook until the chicken is cooked through. Serve the chicken mixture with the rice.

CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE WITH BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 minutes or until browned. Remove chicken; set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 4 minutes or until softened. Add water; bring to boil, stirring to release browned bits from bottom of skillet. Stir in Rice Mix; return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Place broccoli and chicken over rice; cover. Cook 5 minutes longer or until broccoli and chicken are heated through.
• Sprinkle cheese over top; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CILANTRO LIME GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH SOUTHWEST YELLOW RICE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Begin marinade for chicken by adding chopped cilantro to zest and juice of 2 limes mix well. In a casserole dish place 4 chicken breasts and sprinkle 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle spices evenly on all 4, followed by cilantro lime marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 2. Yellow rice salad begins with preparing yellow rice as directed on package. When rice is done remove to a large bowl fluff. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until you are ready to mix salad.
• 3. Start fire in grill (I use charcoal but you could use gas just make sure you have nice high heat to start) you could also do this inside on a grill pan if you have no outside grill! I like to get my fire really hot all coals burning then take a paper towel with olive oil and rub grill to make sure chicken does not stick. When coals are ready medium to high heat place corn on fire grill about 6-8 minutes then remove from grill to cool. Remove chicken from marinade and place on grill. Grill 4 minutes on each side then turn and grill again to get grill marks criss crossed. Total 8 minutes on each side. Watch fire if it flames spray with water to get rid of flames. When grilling is done remove to side of grill with low heat. Then leave there to finish cooking about 10-15 minutes.
• 4. While chicken is on low heat begin salad. Cut corn from cob and place in large bowl of yellow rice. Add black beans, garlic, fresh tomatoes, and red onion toss well set aside while making dressing.
• 5. In food processor add adobe sauce, 1 sliced avocado, juice of 1 lime, sea salt, pulse 3-4 times until smooth and creamy then slowly add extra virgin olive oil while processor is running until incorporated. Remove from processor bowl and add to salad. Toss well and return to refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
• 6. Plating start with 2-3 serving spoons of yellow rice salad topped with chicken breast that have been sliced on the diagonal top with 4 slices of fresh avocado sprinkle with ground black pepper and a squeeze of fresh lime.

YELLOW CURRY CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté vegetables with 1 tbs butter until vegetables start to become soft.
• Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1/2 hour on low heat.
• Season to taste.

ASSYRIAN CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, salt, paprika, and parsley together.
• Rub mixture all over chicken.
• Saute onion in butter and oil. l add garlic.
• Brown chicken.
• Take out put in a casserole dish.
• Add cooked potatoes and cook until lightly browned.
• Put potatoes in casserole dish over chicken.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
• Uncover; bake another 20 minutes.
• Start rice when you uncover chicken.
• Heat oil; add rinsed rice and turmeric.
• Fry until puffed not burned.
• Add boiling water; bring to a boil.
• Cover; cook 20 minutes; serve under chicken.
• Bake; cover.

TOO TIRED, & BROKE, YELLOW RICE AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Follow package directions on rice, using liquid from chicken can (mixed with water) to comprise overall liquid measurement required for rice preparation.
• Add chicken to water first, (if canned, break it apart in water) then continue to cook according to directions on rice package, on your stove top.
• Serve, relax & enjoy.

CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Separate and place the chicken pieces in a 3 quart or larger pot. Discard the wing tips.
• Add the garlic, onion, carrots and chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Add the package of yellow rice and stir well.
• Turn down to a simmer and cover.
• Simmer for 1/2 hour until rice and vegetables are tender.
• Serve in wide bowls, including some broth. This is practically a meal in itself.
• People can easily remove the bones and skin from the chicken pieces in their bowls, or if you prefer, you could take the chicken pieces from the cooked soup and remove bones and skin before serving, returning the chicken meat to the soup.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• In small saucepan over medium heat, bring 2 cups water to boil. Add contents of yellow rice mix, tomatoes and 1 tbsp. oil; return water to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with Adobo. Cook chicken until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add bell peppers and onions to skillet. Cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft and chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes more; remove from heat.
• In skillet with cooked chicken, stir in cooked rice until combined. Mix in cheese, stirring until melted. Serve warm.

SPICED YELLOW RICE WITH CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lower third. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid, heat oil over high. Cook chicken, skin side down, until golden and crisp, 6 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until browned, 6 minutes. Transfer to a large plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion, garlic, and potato to pot. Cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until onion is translucent, 4 minutes. Stir in coriander, turmeric, cumin, and rice, and cook 1 minute.
• Add cauliflower, peas, and broth, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on top of rice mixture. Bring to a boil, cover pot, and place in oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through and liquid is absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

BEEF AND CHICKEN KABOBS WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• 1. Boil water and olive oil on high for yellow rice. When water boils, add rice and stir; turn heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. After rice has simmered, remove from heat and set aside for 10 minutes to absorb all liquid. 2. Preheat grill on medium-high. 3. When rice is 10 minutes into cook time, place chicken kabobs on grill; cook for 3 minutes. 4. Place beef kabobs on grill; cook for 3 minutes. 5. Turn both beef and chicken kabobs; continue to cook for 4-5 minutes. 6. Remove kabobs from grill, fluff yellow rice with fork; Preheat grill on medium. 2. Wash, remove stem and cut squash and zucchini into quarters. 3. Pour dressing and seasoned salt into large resealable food storage bag; add squash and mushrooms. Shake to coat. 4. Place squash and zucchini on grill seed side down first. This seals in the juices. Cook, turning frequently, for 10-13 minutes or until tender-crisp. 5. Add mushrooms to the grill during the last 5 minutes of cook time, turning requently. Serve.

(LEFTOVER) CHICKEN, SPINACH AND YELLOW PEPPER RICE

Steps:

• Place the stock in a small saucepan and bring to simmering point.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the yellow pepper and fry, stirring often, until the pepper has softened but not browned. Add the rice and continue cooking and stirring for 1-2 minutes, until the rice is translucent and shiny.
• Pour the wine into the pan of rice and simmer until it has almost evaporated. Add a ladle of the hot stock to the rice and cook, stirring constantly, over a low heat until the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding the stock to the rice a little at a time and stirring until the liquid has been absorbed, for about 17 minutes.
• When the rice is almost done, add the chicken and the spinach leaves and stir to mix evenly. Allow to heat through for 2-3 minutes, then adjust the seasoning to taste with salt and pepper and serve hot.

SPANISH CHICKEN WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and brown chicken (about 4 minutes per side), then set aside.
• In same dutch oven, add green pepper, celery, onions and garlic; sauteing 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until vegetables have softened.
• Add cumin, tomatoes with juice, broth, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Return chicken to pot, stirring to cover with sauce.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Uncover and cook 20 minutes more (or until chicken is done).
• Combine flour and wine in small bowl. Stir into pot and cook 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare rice by bringing water to boil in medium saucepan; then stirring in rice, salt, and turmeric.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes until liquid is evaporated and rice is tender.
• Serve chicken with rice.