Harvest Apple Chicken & Rice

Submitted by kmergirl

"With the cost of food going up. I"m buying more items on sale. I purchased 10 boxes of Rice a Roni and when trying to figure out what I was going to make with it. I found this recipe on the back of the box. It was easy and another cheap eats."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package chicken rice-a-roni
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons margarine, butter
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup apple, chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries or 1/4 cup raisins

directions

1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon margarine. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes per side or until brown. Remove from skillet; set aside. In same skillet over medium heat, saute rice-pasta mix with remaining 1 tablespoon margarine until pasta is golden brown.
2. Slowly stir in 1-1/4 cups water, apple juice, apple, mushrooms, onion and cranberries; bring to a boil. 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.

Reviews

[Caclark4]

This is a really great recipe! It has the perfect combo of salty and sweet. This recipe is one that has quickly become a staple in my house. Thanks for sharing!

 

[ToiCara]

This was really good and easy. I added some cinnammon, used apple cider instead of juice and omitted the raisins but it tasted great. DH says it reminded him of a cinnamon chicken cous-cous dish that we had in Morocco. There were no leftovers, which says it all! Thanks.