365 Favorite Brand Name Casseroles & One-Dish Meals

365 Favorite Brand Name Casseroles & One-Dish Meals is a nice large hardcover with yummy photos. It has lots of chicken recipes and several featuring RICE-A-RONI. It seems like I always have several boxes of it in my cupboard. Just the other day I tried the Spanish Brown Rice version and it was good. It will take me a while to get use to the texture of brown rice but I know it is better for you so I am going to try to eat it more often. These recipes call for the white rice version, but one uses reduced salt.

Lemon-Garlic Chicken & Rice

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper (optional)
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 package (6.9 oz.) RICE-A-RONI Chicken flavor
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Sprinkle chicken with paprika, salt and pepper. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook chicken 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside, reserving drippings. Keep warm.
In same skillet, saute rice-vermicelli mix in reserved drippings over medium heat until golden brown. Stir in 2 1/4 cups water, lemon juice and seasoning packet contents. Top rice with chicken; bring to a boil over high heat. Cover; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes; Stir in red pepper and lemon peel. Cover; continue to simmer 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is done. Makes 4 servings.

Orange Ginger Chicken & Rice

1 package (6.9 oz.) RICE-A-RONI with 1/3 Less Salt Chicken Flavor
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup orange juice
3/4 pound skinless, boneless, chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash crushed red pepper flakes
3 cups broccoli flowerets, or 1 1/2 cups short, thin carrot strips
In large skillet, saute rice-vermicelli mix and butter over medium heat, stirring frequently, until rice is golden. Stir in 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, ginger,red pepper flakes and contents of seasoning packet; bring to a boil over high heat. Cover; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in broccoli. Cover, continue to simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Makes 4 servings
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