Impromptu Chicken and Rice

Hi there! I made a meal tonight that my husband and I enjoyed so much that I had to share it. I call it "Impromptu Chicken" because I had no idea what I was going to cook when I started. I knew I had chicken so I started googling some ideas. I knew I wanted to do it semi-slow cooker style on the stovetop. I came across this recipe for Chicken and Potatoes, but quickly realized I had neither potatoes, nor italian dressing. So, I improvised with a few of the ingredients from the recipe plus a few more!

Impromptu Chicken & Rice

Yield: 2

Prep: 5 Min.

Cook Time: 30 Min. - 1 Hour (or so)

Ingredients

2 chicken cutlets or breasts, frozen

2 tsp worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

1/4 cup sesame ginger dressing

1 cup chicken broth

2 tbsp dijon mustard

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

1 tbsp italian seasoning

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tbsp cornstarch

Rice

1 cup long grain white rice

2 cups water

2 tb unsalted butter

Directions

As I've said before, I always forget to take meat out of the freezer to thaw in the fridge so I love any recipe when I can use frozen meat. That was the goal in doing a slow cooker stove top meal. I didn't really measure when I made the dinner so feel free to do the same. When typing up the ingredients, I just guessed at what I put in but it should be pretty close! 

First, stick the chicken breasts or cutlets in the bottom of a medium-large pot. I chose cutlets purely because that's what I had in the freezer. If you are cooking for more than two people or want to have leftovers, just put more than two in. If that's the case, you'll want to increase the other ingredients as well to compensate.

Add worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, dijon mustard, sesame ginger dressing, seasonings, garlic, and chicken broth. You may have to add more chicken broth if it looks like it's getting too low later on. For the sesame ginger dressing, I used Waldon Farms, which is carbohydrate free, sugar free, gluten free, fat free and everything! I like a lot of their dressings. You can find them online at Waldon Farms or at your local grocery store. 

Bring all of that to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cover. Let sumer until chicken is cooked. I ended up cooking it for 1.5 hours but that was just because I was waiting on the husband to get home from the gym. I'd say 30 minutes to 1 hour but you can let it cook until you're ready. Get the rice started about 20 minutes before you want to eat. 

Cook the rice according to the package - 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. Throw in 2 tablespoons of butter too. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes.

Add some cornstarch to the chicken, make sure to mix in it really well. Continue to simmer until the sauce thickens (about 5-10 minutes). 

Pour the sauce over chicken on a bed of rice and serve. You will not be disappointed.. this is just amazing and delicious!

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