1-2-3 Chicken Vegetable Rice

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⏱ 40 mins 🍽 4-6 serving(s) 🏷 Chicken Breast

This convenient one-pan dish combines sliced cooked chicken breast with frozen mixed vegetables and instant rice. Everything is simmered together in a savoury sauce made from Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, garlic, and chicken stock. After a brief cook, the rice is stirred in and left to stand, finishing with a sprinkle of fresh green onion. It's a complete meal ready in about 40 minutes, perfect for a speedy weeknight dinner.

1-2-3 Chicken Vegetable Rice

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons liquid honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or to taste)
  • 2 cups sodium-reduced chicken stock
  • 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables (any blend)
  • 2 cups sliced cooked chicken breasts
  • 2 cups minute rice instant rice, uncooked
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion

Method

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, garlic, and hot pepper sauce until you have a smooth mixture, then whisk in the chicken stock.
  2. Place the frozen mixed vegetables and sliced cooked chicken into a large nonstick skillet, then pour the stock mixture over them. Set the skillet over medium-high heat and bring the contents to a boil. Allow it to simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are thoroughly heated.
  3. Add the uncooked instant rice to the skillet and stir it in. Bring the mixture back to a boil, then immediately take the skillet off the heat source.
  4. Cover the skillet with a lid and leave it to stand undisturbed for 10 minutes. After standing, remove the lid and stir the chopped green onion through the finished dish.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium500100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken Breast
AuthorBoomette