Tuesday, September 8

Chicken and Rice with Mushrooms and Green Beans

This is another one based heavily on the Cover and Bake book.

You'll need:
  • 10 oz of boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets (mine were cut into 4 pieces)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 10 oz mushrooms (I used canned, I think it would be better with fresh button 'shrooms) cut into quarters
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups wild rice (I used a long-grain brown and wild rice blend)
  • 1/2 c white wine
  • 3 1/2 c chicken broth
  • 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and broken into 2" sticks
  • 4 oz semi-soft cheese (I used co-jack. It might have been a bit mild)
And to do:
  • Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper
  • Heat old in (12") skillet until just smoking
  • Place chicken in skillet and sear until brown, about 4 minutes
  • Flip chicken and sear until brown, another 3-4 minutes
  • Remove chicken from skillet and place on a plate. 
  • Remove all by 2 tbsp of the grease from the pan
  • Heat over medium heat
  • Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic and stir the browned bits off the bottom of the skillet
  • Cook until the mushrooms give off their juice, about 8-10 minutes (Note: if you do use canned mushrooms, you won't get this effect and it will dry out a bit)
  • Add rice and cook until it starts to turn translucent, 3 or 4 minutes
  • Add wine and broth and bring to a simmer
  • Set the chicken down on the mixture and cover
  • Simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is about 160 degrees in the center
  • Transfer chicken to a plate and cover with foil
  • Add beans and stir, mixing well.
  • Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes, until beans and rice are tender.
  • Stir in cheese
  • Serve
For the WW curious, assuming 6 servings of rice, that's about 6 points, the chicken will add a point per oz.  (I ended up with 6 services of rice-and-beans and 4 of chicken.)

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