T's Favorite Chicken and Wild Rice

This is a good company as well as family dish that I have served for 15 years. I tripled the recipe and had a "dinner for 10" a week ago. It was a hit. I am posting this at the request of my guests. There is NO SOUP in this dish. But the ingredients and steps are SIMPLE and EASY for an elegant tasting meal. Your choice whether to use the chicken with/without bones and skin.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  chicken, cut up (or boneless chicken breasts)
• 1  box  long grain and wild rice blend (I use Uncle Ben's)
• 1 3⁄4 cups water
• 3⁄4 cup  cut-up  vegetables (your choice - onion, green pepper, celery, mushrooms, carrots)
• 1⁄4 cup butter

Directions

1. Empty wild rice into bottom of casserole pan and sprinkle the enclosed package of seasoning over it.
2. Add water and cut-up vegetables.
3. Rub butter on the skin side of chicken and lay skin side up on top of rice mixture.
4. Dot with remaining butter.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
6. Remove foil and bake for 30 minutes longer to brown chicken.