Creamy Chicken and Rice

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Ingredients

  • 3 (8-oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1¾ cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (10.75-oz) can low-fat cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup instant brown rice
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds
  • 1 Tbsp dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken in half crosswise, and pound to an even thickness in a zip-top plastic bag using the heel of your hand or a meat mallet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  2. Cook chicken in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes per side or until browned.
  3. Whisk together broth and soup; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil, and stir in rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Sprinkle with nuts and thyme. Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 6
Calories
374
374
Fat (g) 15 15
Sat. Fat (g) 1 1
Protein (g) 31 31
Carb (g) 28 28
Fiber (g) 2 2
Sodium (mg) 474 474

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