Easiest Way to Make Yummy Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Name: Easiest Way to Make Yummy Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbspvegetable oil; 1 1/4 lbskinless, boneless chicken breast; 1 cancream of chicken soup; 1 1/2 cupwater; 1/2 tsponion powder; 1/4 tspground black pepper; 1 cupuncooked white rice; 2 cupfrozen mixed vegetables; 1/2 cupshredded cheddar cheese

Henrietta Greene

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Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice. This Cheesy chicken and rice recipe is cooked in one skillet with broccoli and carrots! This hearty dish is a family favorite and I make it often on crazy weeknights. So, yes, I'm lazy and that's partly why I love this chicken and rice recipe.

Sprinkle the broccoli evenly over the chicken and rice mixture and stir to combine.

Return the chicken to the skillet, top with the cheese and cover.

I made my own cauliflower rice using the cilantro lime cauliflower rice recipe and added in tomatoes and jalapenos.

You can have Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice

You need 1 tbsp of vegetable oil.
You need 1 1/4 lb of skinless, boneless chicken breast.
Prepare 1 can of cream of chicken soup.
It’s 1 1/2 cup of water.
It’s 1/2 tsp of onion powder.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper.
You need 1 cup of uncooked white rice.
You need 2 cup of frozen mixed vegetables.
It’s 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

Also added hot Mexican chili powder to liven up the.

In these busy times, one-skillet dishes are the way to go.and this cheesy dish is a family-favorite!

Plus, the kids will want to eat their veggies, because we've tucked them in to a flavorful, creamy sauce.

This Skillet Chicken and Rice is a classic one-pot meal, perfect for a weeknight and totally kid-friendly.

Skillet Cheesy Chicken and Rice instructions

heat oil in 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook 10 min or until well browned on both sides. remove chicken from skillet..
stir soup, water, onion powder, black pepper and rice in skillet and heat to a boil. reduce heat to low. cover and cook 15 min, stirring once halfway through cooking time..
stir in vegetables. return chicken to skillet. sprinkle with cheese. cover and cook 5 min or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender..

Serve it on its own or with a salad, and dinner is done!

There is some version of chicken and rice in almost every culture.

Some are more finicky than others, requiring special ingredients or equipment.

Add chicken stock, enchilada sauce, cumin, red pepper flakes and salt.

Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and cover with a tight fitting lid.