UNCLE BEN'S APRICOT PINEAPPLE CHICKEN WITH SWEET 'N SPICY RICE

Uncle Ben's Apricot Pineapple Chicken with Sweet 'n Spicy Rice image

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup Rice
2 tablespoons Butter
1 cup Celery
20 ounces Pineapple chunks (in juice)
1 tablespoons Red pepper flakes
1/2 cup Green onions
20 ounces Chicken
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1-1/2 cup Apricot pineapple marmalade
2 cups Asian style frozen vegetable blend

Steps:

In a 2-1/2 quart sauce pan with tight fitting lid, add butter and melt over medium high heat.
Add celery and sauté until soft, about two minutes.
Add rice and sauté one minute more.
Add 1-1/4 cups water and juice ONLY from pineapple can.
Cover, bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.
Let simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Stir in crushed red pepper flakes and green onions and set aside until ready to serve with chicken.
To prepare chicken, spray large sauté pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add chicken and cook for three to four minutes on each side.
While chicken is cooking, mix pineapple chunks, marmalade and soy sauce and add mixture to sauté pan with chicken.
Cook additional three to four minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and glazed with sauce.
Steam vegetables and serve with rice and chicken.