Creamy Chicken & Cranberry-Pecan Wild Rice

Creamy Chicken & Cranberry-Pecan Wild Rice recipe

photo by:kraft

The chicken and rice skillet you cook on weeknights gets upgraded with cranberries and pecans to deliver a weekend dish that wows.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

35 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (6 oz.) long-grain & wild rice side dish

Tbsp. flour

1/2

tsp. each dried thyme leaves and black pepper

small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.)

Tbsp. oil

1/2

cup dried cranberries

1/2

cup coarsely chopped PLANTERS Pecans, toasted

green onions, sliced, divided

cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

Make It

COOK rice mix as directed on package. Meanwhile, mix flour, thyme and pepper; use to coat chicken. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 6 min. on each side or until done (165ºF).

STIR cranberries, nuts and 1/3 cup onions into cooked rice; spoon onto platter. Remove chicken from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Place chicken over rice mixture; cover to keep warm.

ADD broth to skillet; stir to scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream cheese; cook on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is melted and sauce is thickened, stirring constantly with whisk. Spoon half the sauce over chicken; sprinkle with remaining onions. Serve remaining sauce on the side.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve with your favorite steamed vegetable to round out the meal.

Substitute

Substitute PLANTERS Walnut Pieces for the pecan pieces.

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onnie01

posted:8/5/2009

This was a great recipe. I made it with the fat free cream cheese and it took a lot of the fat out. It was really wonderful.

MIGourmetGirl

posted:1/27/2009

I used cherries, WOW. Kids loved it , hubby loved it and I loved it. My son asked to have it again the next night.

supermomdg

posted:11/23/2008

This was very good!! Great taste and easy to make.

karesy21

posted:11/4/2008

This has become a family favorite...one of my 8-year-old daughter's most requested meals. I haven't made it for guests yet, but would without hesitation. It looks and tastes like a gourmet meal, yet it's so simple to make. We like it with the pecans, but if I don't have them, it tastes just as good without.

BekaS.

posted:7/30/2008

Absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!!!! I am making it again for the 2nd time in a week!!!! The whole family enjoyed every tasty morsel. Followed the recipe exactly. We can not wait to have it again....I have told ALL my friends about this SIMPLE yet 5 star recipe!!!!!!

hglaze

posted:7/5/2008

The Thyme was overpowering and the sauce was too thick. All you could taste was cream cheese and thyme.

luckysummers

posted:6/11/2008

Yum-O!

animlgrl

posted:4/18/2008

Yum-my! I loved the flavors...love the long grain rice, loved the sauce, could eat the chicken by itself. I actually didn't have any pecans, but used walnuts instead.....LOVED this!

a cook

posted:4/17/2008

So good! Not difficult to make and has a lot of flavor. I always make extra for lunch the next day!

pixiewings23

posted:4/17/2008

This dish was Wonderful!!! Just the right textures and flavors! The only problem was that my kiddos would not eat the rice, but they loved the chicken!!