Oven Baked

Chicken-and-Parmesan Rice Bake

Roasted Pineapple with Coconut Sorbet
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • ¾ cup long-grain brown rice
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Sauté onion and garlic in 1 Tbsp hot oil in a skillet 3 minutes. Stir in rice; sauté 1 minute.
  2. Stir in water; bring to a boil, and cook until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in broth. Transfer to a baking dish, and cover. Bake 25 minutes.
  3. Brown chicken in 1 Tbsp hot oil in skillet. Add chicken and broccoli to rice mixture. Top with cheese.
  4. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes or until rice and chicken are done. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 small pineapple, peeled and sliced
  • 1 Tbsp butter, melted
  • ½ Tbsp sugar
  • 1 pint coconut sorbet

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler. Arrange pineapple on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet; brush with butter, and sprinkle with sugar. Broil until golden.
  2. Serve with sorbet.

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