Print Menu

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Menu

Format:
Print Options
  • Print

  • Include these items

Print
MyRecipes
Community Recipe
from []

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Menu

Serves 3

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl

The whole family will love this cheesy chicken and broccoli rice dish. Don't leave out the almonds--they add flavor and crunch to this one-dish meal. Serve with cremini mushrooms sauteed in butter and white wine and seasoned with fresh thyme. 

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Photo by: Photo: José Picayo

Ingredients

  • 3 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1 (8.8-ounce) pouch precooked brown rice (such as Uncle Ben's)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 3 ounces light processed cheese (such as Velveeta Light), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
  • Sauteed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms

Preparation

1. Steam broccoli 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.

2. Heat rice according to directions.

3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 4 minutes or until done, stirring occasionally. Add onions and cheese, stirring until cheese begins to melt. Stir in rice; fold in broccoli. Cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with almonds.

Cooking Light APRIL 2012

Sautéed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms

In less than 20 minutes, Sauteed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms can be your new favorite accompaniment to your favorite main dish. We used presliced cremini mushrooms to give us a headstart to meal prep and added some fresh thyme and a few splashes of white wine to amp up the flavor.

 

This recipe goes with Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl

Sautéed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms Photo by: Photo: Levi Brown; Styling: Thom Driver

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
  • 3/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages presliced cremini mushrooms
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine
  • 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

Preparation

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and shallots; cook 1 minute or until tender. Add salt and mushrooms to pan; cook 13 minutes or until mushrooms are brown and liquid evaporates. Add wine to pan; cook for 2 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in thyme, and cook for 30 seconds.

Cooking Light APRIL 2012

Formal Menu Top Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Menu

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl

Sautéed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms

Cooking Light

Formal Menu Bottom

Shopping List for Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Menu

Serves 3

Shopping List:

Canned

  • 1 (8.8-ounce) pouch precooked brown rice (such as Uncle Ben's)

Dairy

  • 1 tablespoon butter

Meat

  • 8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

Produce

  • 3 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots

Spices

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 3/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe List

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl

Sautéed Butter-Thyme Mushrooms

Back To

Chicken and Broccoli Rice Bowl Menu
Copyright © 2013 Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (Your California Privacy Rights). Ad Choices
advertisement