Smothered Chicken with Brown Rice

Smothered Chicken with Brown Rice recipe

photo by:kraft

You would never dream of adding something "smothered" to your healthy eating plan, right? With this chicken and rice with a Neufchatel cheese-based sauce, you finally can.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

46 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped

small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 lb.)

large carrots (1 lb.), thinly sliced

large onion, chopped

cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided

oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed

cups hot cooked brown rice

Make It

COOK and stir bacon in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings from skillet.

ADD chicken to skillet; cook 5 to 6 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides and done (165ºF). Transfer chicken to plate; cover to keep warm. Add vegetables and 1/2 cup broth to skillet; cover and simmer 10 min. or until vegetables are tender.

STIR in broth and Neufchatel; cook, uncovered, 2 min. or until Neufchatel is melted and sauce is thickened, stirring frequently. Return chicken to skillet; cook 2 min. or until heated through. Spoon rice onto serving plate; top with chicken, sauce and bacon.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Season chicken with 1/2 tsp. black pepper before adding to skillet.

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a cook

posted:9/1/2009

Very delicious and hearty! The brown rice goes excellent with the cream chicken and carrots. I made it and my husband loved it! He is not a fan of carrots or brown rice. I am making this again.

andy236

posted:8/31/2009

I loved this recipe

alynn827

posted:8/30/2009

This was alright. I would have liked a more bold flavor. I did season the chicken while cooking and I added minced garlic to the veggies but it still lacked flavor. I don't know what to add to it to give it more.

a cook

posted:8/30/2009

Made the smart supper in the Fall '09 Food and Family version of this recipe. Fantastic. Only change was to use baby carrots instead of "big" ones. Would have been better with twice the sauce, but with only adding pepper to the chicken we found this recipe to be delicious. A DO AGAIN FOR SURE!