Southwestern Chicken Skillet (Ww Core)

Submitted by South Carolina Girl

"One sixth of this recipe is 8 Weight Watchers points and contains 28g whole grains. All of the ingredients are Core. This was adapted from a recipe on the back of a Minute Rice box."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast half (4 small)
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup thick & chunky salsa
• 10 ounces frozen corn (about 2 cups)
• 2 cups brown rice, uncooked (Minute Rice's brown rice)
• 1⁄4 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, shredded

directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cover. Cook 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through (170 degrees F).
2. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Add water, salsa, and corn to skillet; mix well. Bring to boil.
3. Stir in rice. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 5 minutes. Top rice mixture with chicken; sprinkle with cheese. Cover; simmer an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and rice has absorbed liquid.

Reviews

[alenafoodphoto]

Wow it came out really good and didn't take lot of time to cook.

 

[Sarahsjb]

Quick and easy! I used chicken stock instead of water and added cumin and chili powder to spice it up a bit, and it was perfect!

 

[BexLynn]

This is the most delicious spicy rice dish I have ever tasted. I left this recipe for my husband to prepare one night for dinner. He made a few changes to it, like he always does. He used Swanson Chicken Broth, instead of the water, and he added chili powder. It was wonderful, and the broth is still a core food.

 

[Sunbaby78]

Blah, needs more corn, maybe black beans would make it better too. It also needs some more spice to it, very bland!

 

[Mimi in Maine]

This was absolutely yummy. It tasted a lot like Spanish Rice; not quite as spicy but soooo good. I had a lot of brown rice and cooked chicken breasts leftover so I used this and omitted the water to cook the rice but the result would be the same. I added a little salt while it was in the pan. I will make this again and probably sooner than later. I really loved it. I may have added a little more salsa, too because I didn't know what the ratio was to the uncooked rice. Anway, whatever I did was great.