Creamy Chicken and Rice
This creamy delicious chicken and rice dish is ready in under 30 minutes and has a great flavor of garlic, Romano cheese, and bacon.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ⅓ cup chopped onion
- 2 -3 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced thin
- 1 cup rice I use basmati
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-4 oz cooked bacon chopped
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 oz grated Romano cheese
- 2-3 teaspoon chicken bouillon or more for desired flavor
- 1 cup mild shredded white cheese cheddar, Monterey Jack, or similar
- salt and pepper to taste
Topping
- additional Romano cheese
- cooked bacon crumbled
Instructions
- In a 3-4 quart pot over medium-high heat saute butter with onion and garlic for 1 minute.
- Add in the chicken and rice and stir it with the chicken broth, add a 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Cover with a lid.
- Set a timer for 20 minutes.
- You'll bring everything to a boil, then immediately turn to low.
- When your timer goes off, remove the lid.
- Stir in the cheeses, bacon, and heavy cream, and chicken bouillon.
- It's ready to serve.
- Top with additional cheese and bacon.