Baked Chicken Breasts with Rice and Vegetable Stuffing Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time40 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodSpeciality
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 1 envelope Lipton Vegetable Soup Mix
 Water1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 1/2 cup uncooked regular rice
 Frozen chopped spinach package1 , squeezed
 1/2 medium tomato, coarsely chopped
 Shredded mozzarella cheese1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Parmesan cheese1/4 Cup (16 tbs), grated
 Garlic1 Clove (5gm), finely chopped
 4 whole boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs.), skinned and halved

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to the temperature of 350 degrees.
2) On a cutting board, with a sharp knife, parallel to the borad, make 3-inch long and deep slits in the middle of each chicken breast.

MAKING
3) In a pan, mix vegetable soup mix with water and boil the mixture.
3) Add rice and cover the pan.
4) Simmer for 20 minutes until rice is tender.
5) In the rice, mix spinach, tomato, both the cheese and garlic.
6) Keep the saucepan aside. 7) Stuff the chicken breast pockets with the rice mixture.
8) Take a baking dish, lighly grease it and place the chicken breasts into it.
9) In preheated oven, bake the chicken uncovered for 40 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

SERVING
10) Serve the baked chicken breasts as side dish, sprinkled with paprika, if liked.
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