Parmesan Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole

katrinapri

Parmesan Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole
Cooking spray
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (3 1/2-ounce) bags boil-in-bag brown rice
1/3 cup dry white wine
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 pounds)
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1/3 cup (1 1/2 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 450°.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Remove rice from bags; add to pan. Sauté 30 seconds. Stir in wine; cook 30 seconds or until liquid almost evaporates. Spoon rice mixture in an even layer into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Arrange chicken thighs in a single layer over rice mixture; sprinkle evenly with thyme and salt. Combine broth and cream, stirring well; pour over chicken and rice mixture.
Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until chicken is done.

keenercam

This sounds fabulous! Do you cook the rice in the bags before you use them in the sauté pan?

katrinapri

Yes, or you can make your own brown rice in the pot. This is one of my favorite recipes

keenercam

Thank you!

ac2513

This is a must try!

LettingTheSmallStuffGo

Thanks for sharing, I'm going to give that one a try, looks amazing!

GSMom3

This looks yum!! Thanks for posting

katrinapri

You are very welcome! Hope you try it out and enjoy.