This chicken and rice recipe has been in our family for years, and my husband’s family for years before that.
Since the rice cooks directly in the onion soup and broth mixture, it is incredibly flavorful. With just a few tweaks to the original recipe, we were able to turn this dish into a meat-stretching meal.
We hope you love it as much as we do!
Tips for Making This Chicken and Rice
To make that one chicken breast stretch as much as possible, I highly recommend running it through the blender as shown in the video below.
You can substitute the chicken broth for beef broth, which tastes amazing as well.
If you prefer video, there is a video tutorial at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
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Easy Chicken and Rice
This chicken and rice dish is an excellent way to stretch meat, filling bellies with just one chicken breast. Don't let the rice fool you—it is LOADED with flavor!
- Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 of a white or yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup rice, heaping
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 chicken breast
Instructions
- In a skillet set to low-medium heat, melt the stick of butter.
- Add the diced onions and rice, and stir to combine. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth.
- Mix the envelope of onion soup mix with 1 1/2 cup of water. Whisk well, then add to the skillet.
- Stir ingredients to combine.
- Cut the chicken breasts into thirds, and place in a blender. Blend well until you get a “ground” chicken consistency. You will need to pause and scrape down the sides of the blender using a spatula. See video for detail. Alternatively, you can dice the chicken finely.
- Add to the skillet, and mix well.
- Allow skillet to come up to boiling.
- Lower to a simmer. Place the lid, and allow to cook for approximately 20 minutes.
- It is done when the liquid has fully incorporated into the rice, and the chicken is cooked through. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
