Chicken & Rice

By awright0511

Ingredients

• THE CHICKEN
• 2 lbs. or so skinless boneless chicken breast, diced into bite sized chunks
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 3 tbsp. canola oil (olive oil will do, but it’s a bit heavy for this)
• kosher salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
• THE RICE
• 3 cups brown rice
• 6 cups water or stock ( you know the drill – stock is more flavorful but water will do)
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium high heat, then add onion and sautee until translucent, about 6 or 7 minutes. Lower the heat a touch. Add chicken, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until chicken is cooked through (another 6-7 minutes, depending upon the size of the pieces of chicken). Set aside.

Combine the rice, liquid and (optional) butter in a 5 qt. pot. Cook according to package directions (usually about 30 minutes) until liquid is absorbed.

ASSEMBLE
Combine the cooked chicken with the rice & add as much TOMATO SAUCE as you like (eventually I will post a recipe for homemade tomato sauce if anyone is interested – and I will only know that you are interested if you comment!!). I usually use about 3 cups.

Serve right away hot, serve after it has cooled a bit or serve at room temperature. You simply cannot go wrong with this.