Brown Rice and Chicken Bake

By lorimar80

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 4 slices Bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 6 bone-in chicken thighs (1 1/2 lb)
• 6 carrots, peeled, cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into thirds
• 1 cup long grain brown rice uncooked
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing
• 1 cup Kraft Shredded Three Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia
• 2 green onions, sliced

Preparation

Step 1

DIRECTIONS:
 Heat oven to 375o
 Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 tbsp drippings from skillet
 ADD chicken to reserve drippings; cook 3 minutes on each side or until evenly browned. Remove from skillet; set aside.
 ADD carrots and rice to skillet; cook and stir 3 minutes, adding garlic the last minute.
 STIR in broth and dressing, bring to boil.
 SPOON into 2 qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with chicken. Cover
 BAKE 1 hour or until chicken is done (165o) and rice is tender. Remove from oven; top with cheese, bacon and onions.