Description
A comforting chicken dinner featuring seasoned chicken strips served over creamy garlic Parmesan rice, perfect for weeknight cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast strips
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (for chicken)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (for chicken)
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp butter (for rice)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (for rice)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh parsley or basil, chopped (optional)
- Lemon wedges (optional)
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Frozen peas or chopped spinach (optional)
- Extra butter or cream (1–2 tbsp) (optional)
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients: Pat chicken dry, measure butter and broth, mince garlic, and grate Parmesan.
- Brown the chicken: Heat butter in a skillet, season chicken, cook until browned, adding garlic towards the end.
- Start the garlic Parmesan rice: Sauté garlic in butter, toast rice briefly, add broth, and simmer covered.
- Finish the rice with Parmesan: Stir in Parmesan and adjust seasoning.
- Recombine and serve: Plate rice, top with chicken, and garnish with parsley and lemon if desired.
Notes
This dish can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 2 months. Adjust seasoning carefully due to salty ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing and Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: chicken, rice, comfort food, weeknight meal, Italian cuisine