Best Brown Rice And Chicken Bake Recipes

BROWN RICE & CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add chicken to reserved drippings; cook 3 min. on each side or until evenly browned. Remove from skillet; set aside. Add carrots and rice to skillet; cook and stir 3 min., adding garlic for the last minute. Stir in broth and dressing; bring to boil. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with chicken. Cover.
• Bake 1 hour or until chicken is done (165ºF) and rice is tender. Remove from oven; top with cheese, bacon and onions. Cover; let stand 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH MUSHROOM BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine mushrooms, celery, onion, rice, and garlic in an ungreased 10-inch baking dish. Sprinkle thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper on top.
• Add enough water to reserved mushroom liquid to measure 3/4 cup and pour over rice mixture in the baking dish. Place chicken on top, skin-side up. Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove aluminum foil and bake until skin is browned to your preference, 30 to 45 minutes more.

BAKED ORANGE CHICKEN AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until just beginning to brown and soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the onions, chicken broth, rice, 1/4 cup of the orange juice, 2 teaspoons of the orange zest, 1 tablespoon of oil and 3/4 teaspoon salt to a 2-quart baking dish and stir to combine.
• Toss the chicken with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Nestle the chicken into the rice mixture. Cover the dish with foil and transfer it to the oven, being careful not to spill.
• Bake for 55 minutes. Remove the foil and drizzle the chicken with 2 tablespoons of the orange juice. Continue to bake until most of the liquid has been absorbed, the chicken is fully cooked and the rice is tender, about 50 minutes more.
• Drizzle the chicken with the remaining orange juice. Sprinkle the mint, pine nuts and desired amount of remaining orange zest over the dish and serve.

ONE-POT CHICKEN AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper and place, skin side down, in pot. Cook until golden brown on both sides, 10 to 12 minutes total. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot; add onion and celery. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes.
• Add carrots, bay leaf, and 1 3/4 cups water; stir in rice and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice absorbs almost all the liquid, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BROWN RICE, BROCCOLI AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 10-inch round baking dish with olive oil; set aside.
• Microwave frozen broccoli on microwavable plate uncovered on High 4 minutes; set aside.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat a few teaspoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook until golden on outsides and no longer pink in center. Remove chicken to plate. Add onion to the still-hot pan; season with salt, and cook until onion begins to soften and become translucent. Add garlic; cook 60 seconds. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, followed by flour, and stir to make a roux. Cook the roux 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly golden. Gradually beat in the chicken broth with whisk, followed by the milk, and simmer until slightly thickened into a gravy.
• Either in the skillet (if large enough), or a large mixing bowl, mix the chicken, gravy, broccoli, brown rice, and half of the cheese. Pour mixture into baking dish. In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and melted butter; add remaining cheese, and spread the mixture on top of casserole.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until top is crisp and golden and casserole is bubbling around edges. Let sit a few minutes before serving.

CHICKEN & BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In casserole dish, mix together all ingredients except chicken.
• Place chicken on top.
• Cover and bake at 350º-400º for 1 hour 15 minutes or until rice and chicken are cooked.