Rice a Roni Mediterranean Lemon Chicken
Ready In: 35 mins
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- 5 chicken breast halves (skinless and boneless)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (7ounce) package Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavor
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup bell pepper (red or green, chopped)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
Directions
- Sprinkle chicken with paprika and salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat butter over high heat.
- Add chicken and garlic and cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
- Remove from skillet and set aside, reserving drippings. Keep warm.
- In same skillet, saute rice-vermicelli in reserved drippings over medium heat until vermicelli is golden brown.
- Add lemon juice with 2 1/4 cups hot water and contents of seasoning packet.
- Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in red pepper and lemon peel.
- Top rice with chicken.
- Cover and continue to simmer 10 minutes or until liquid os absorbed, rice is tender, and chicken is cooked through.
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