PESTO CHICKEN AND RICE
Provided by Elena Besser
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fennel and cook, stirring frequently, until it begins to become translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Add the shallots and continue to cook until the chicken is browned on all sides, about 3 minutes.
- Add the rice and cook, stirring, until it is toasted, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat so the broth simmers; cover the skillet and simmer until the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Bring a medium saucepan of water to a roaring boil.
- Meanwhile, fill a small bowl with ice water. Set aside.
- Cook the pine nuts in a medium skillet over medium heat, shaking frequently, until lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Keep an eye on them, as they can burn quickly.
- When the water is boiling, add a handful of salt (you want the water as salty as the ocean), then add the basil leaves. Use a slotted spoon, small strainer or spider to press down the leaves, making sure they're fully submerged in the water. Count to five, remove the leaves with the slotted spoon and immediately plunge them into the ice water for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove the basil from the ice water and squeeze out excess water.
- Put the toasted pine nuts in a food processor. (If you don't have a food processor, a blender is fine.) Pulse to chop the nuts. Add the garlic and basil and pulse. Once a creamy, green paste forms, with the motor running, slowly pour in the remaining 1/2 cup of olive oil, processing until the oil is fully incorporated. Transfer the paste to a medium bowl and fold in 1 cup of the Parmesan with a rubber spatula. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the pesto and butter, if using. Serve the chicken and rice topped with fresh basil and the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan.
PESTO CHICKEN AND RICE BAKE
This is a comforting casserole which requires just a few ingredients and in less than an hour dinner will be ready. For little ones, it's best to chop the tenders into bite-sized pieces.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Baked and Roasted Breasts
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Mix 1 1/2 cups water together with rice, seasoning packets, and 2 tablespoons pesto. Pour mixture into the casserole dish.
- Toss chicken tenders with remaining pesto in a shallow dish. Place chicken on top of the rice.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Mix remaining water with Alfredo sauce. Remove dish from the oven and pour Alfredo sauce over the chicken, stirring to combine. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake until cheese melts, about 15 minutes more. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 443.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40.4 g, Cholesterol 75.9 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 34.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 1116.5 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
CHICKEN PESTO AND RICE
I don't really know what to call this because I made it up and it was great! I wanted to come on here and record it so I would remember the magic and hopefully you can to.
Provided by rusted_essence
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- bring 2 c water 3 T butter garlic and onion powder salt and pepper to a boil.
- Add 1 c rice and half medium onion chopped
- Bring to boil cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Steam carrots seasoning with salt and pepper and dotting with butter.
- Brown Chicken breasts in hot skillet with 3 T butter.
- Salt and Pepper both sides of chicken.
- add onions and cook til chicken is done and onions are transluscent.
- stir pesto with a knife and spread some on each side of the chicken cooking two minutes on each side.
- remove from heat and slice into strips.
- make a bed of rice on a plate position carrots in a pinwheel position chicken on top of the carrots.
- garnish the mound with onions and feta.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1175.8, Fat 60.9, SaturatedFat 33.3, Cholesterol 214.9, Sodium 2243.2, Carbohydrate 116.2, Fiber 9.6, Sugar 13.9, Protein 43.6
PESTO CHICKEN WITH RICE
minimal effort, good food.
Provided by burtonge96
Time 1h25m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 200C
- Fry the chicken in a pan with a small amount of oil or butter for 10mins
- Grease a shallow oven dish. Scatter the chopped onions, mushrooms and rice in the dish and nestle the chicken in the mix.
- Mix the pesto in the boiling chicken stock and pour into the dish
- Place the chicken and rice in the oven d remove in 1 hour
30-MINUTE PESTO-PARMESAN CHICKEN & RICE SKILLET
This skillet dish is a family-pleaser, with chunks of tender chicken and rice in a creamy Parmesan-pesto sauce. Bonus: It's ready to serve in 30 minutes.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add chicken, spinach and pesto; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
- Add broth and milk; stir. Bring to boil. Stir in rice; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min.
- Remove from heat. Stir in cheese; cover. Let stand 5 min.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 340 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 3 g, Protein 17 g
LAZY PESTO CHICKEN AND RICE
I created this one night when I was looking for a lot of flavor, but wanted something really quick to put together. On my plate, I melt mozzarella cheese on it. I love cheese, but the rest of my family isn't into it.
Provided by StephPage
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Baked and Roasted
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Spread rice in the bottom of the baking pan. Layer chicken on top.
- Mix cream of chicken soup, milk, and cheese wedges together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in chicken broth and pesto. Pour over chicken and rice. Cover baking pan tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven carefully; stir. Replace aluminum foil cover. Continue baking until rice is tender, about 15 minutes more. Remove from oven; uncover and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Broil until Parmesan cheese is melted and browned, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406 calories, Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Cholesterol 44.7 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 18.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 892.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
FOIL-PACK CREAMY PESTO CHICKEN & RICE
Embrace the elegant simplicity of foil-pack baking. There's room for cream cheese, pesto and sun-dried tomatoes in these delicious chicken and rice packets.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Spoon rice onto centers of 4 large sheets heavy-duty foil. Top each with a chicken breast.
- Combine cream cheese spread, pesto, tomatoes and milk until blended. Add artichokes; spoon over chicken. Fold to make packet. Place in rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Let stand 5 min. Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening each packet. Sprinkle with Parmesan before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 620 mg, Carbohydrate 37 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 5 g, Protein 34 g
PESTO RICE-STUFFED CHICKEN
Juicy stuffed chicken is perfect for basil fans, but I've just as easily used shredded cheese in place of the pesto for my pickier eaters. -Rachel Dion, Port Charlotte, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Cook rice according to package directions., In a small bowl, combine tomato, pesto, salt and rice. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 3 tablespoons rice mixture; secure with toothpicks., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown chicken breasts on each side, adding additional oil as needed. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 18-22 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Discard toothpicks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 210mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PESTO ARTICHOKE CHICKEN OVER RICE
This is an adaptation of my Artichoke Chicken with Rice recipe (#183814). The pesto saves time on mixing up seasonings, and lends a wonderfully rich flavor to the rice. PLEASE NOTE: Due to comments on this and my similar recipe I've noted that you need to use converted or brown rice for this to turn out right.
Provided by foxfyre
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 5h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place rice in crockpot and add the broth.
- Rinse chicken and pat dry; cut into bite-size pieces.
- Place chicken on rice and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add artichoke hearts.
- Pour pesto over chicken and artichokes, then spoon cream of chicken soup over the top.
- Cover and cook for 4 - 6 hours. Check rice and stir about an hour before cooking is complete to avoid "mushy" rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.3, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 52.4, Sodium 631.3, Carbohydrate 58.8, Fiber 18.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 31.3
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