Lemon Chicken and Rice With Artichokes
photo by Megan from Chicago
- Ready In:
- 31mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 2 1⁄4 cups onions, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups instant rice, uncooked
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained (cut into quarters if they don't come that way)
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese or 2 tablespoons romano cheese
- cooking spray
directions
- Coat a Dutch oven or large pan with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken, onion, and bell pepper and saute 5 minutes.
- Stir in rice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and broth; bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir in artichokes and cook for another minute until thoroughly heated.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
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Reviews
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I made this last night for my hubby and it was a big hit! I love lemon chicken, and this was very lemony! I did add more lemon juice, and a few extra herbs, as my husband does not like red peppers, so I had to omit them. Fabulous! I will be making this time and again, and even change up the veggies, using asparagus or broccoli! Thanks so much!!!
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I made this for dinner last night, and we enjoyed it. The only things I did differently were to add 1 tsp. minced garlic, I added the artichokes at step 3, and I made non-instant white rice separately. Because of the rice not absorbing the liquid, I did let the chicken and artichokes simmer a bit longer, so the liquid could reduce. I thought the lemon would be overpowering, but it wasn't at all, it was very nice. I enjoyed mine plain (over the rice), my husband said Sriracha (rooster sauce) was good on it. Thanks for this keeper!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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