PASTRAMI CHICKEN BAKE

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Chicken breast with pastrami and bacon topped with a creamy soup/sour cream mixture an baked on a bed of rice. This is a very tasty and easy recipe. Good enough to serve to company. Can make ahead and freeze, it freezes well.

Provided by LIZALOUISE

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
1 ⅓ cups chicken broth, divided
1 cup water
4 ounces sliced pastrami
5 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
10 slices bacon
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

Steps:

In a saucepan bring 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is al dente and firm. Press cooked rice into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Place a small piece of pastrami where chicken pieces will be placed on rice. Cut each chicken breast in half lengthwise, wrap each piece in a bacon slice and place atop pastrami and rice. In a medium bowl combine soup, sour cream and mushrooms. Pour over all, then pour 1/3 cup chicken broth around circumference of dish.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fork tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 514.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 101.4 mg, Fat 29.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 31.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 905.3 mg, Sugar 1.1 g