Harvest Apple Chicken and Rice

Submitted by sharon g.

"This recipe is very easy and quick to throw together. I came across it on the Rice-a-Roni website. My 4 yr old couldn't stop eating it! "This is a pretty good dinner, Mom!" This can be made on the stove top or baked in the oven."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavored
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (use only 1 if you are going to bake)
• 1 cup apple juice or 1 cup cider
• 1 medium granny smith apple, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (we used canned)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries or 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 1⁄4 cups water

directions

1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes per side or until brown. Remove from skillet; set aside. (skip this step if you are going to bake).
2. In same skillet over medium heat, saute rice-pasta mix with remaining 1 tablespoon Olive oil until pasta is golden brown.
3. Slowly stir in 1-1/4 cups water, rice's spice packet, apple juice, chopped apple, mushrooms, onion and cranberries; bring to a boil. (at this time you can either continue on the stove top or bake)
4. Place chicken on rice. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside and rice is tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
5. OR.
6. Transfer the mixture to a 3 qt baking dish for baking.
7. Top with chicken and cover dish with foil.
8. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour or until chicken runs clear and rice is cooked all the way through.

Reviews

[mich26]

We use almost the same recipe, except I make my own rice-a-roni, and I don't add the apples until close to the end of the cooking time b/c I don't like my apples to be just mush.