Foil-Packet Southwestern Chicken Dinner

Foil-Packet Southwestern Chicken Dinner recipe

photo by:kraft

In this smart, tasty dish, chicken breasts, cheese, ranch dressing and veggies are baked together in a foil packet. It's low-cal, and cleanup's a breeze.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

1-3/4

cups warm water

cups instant brown rice, uncooked

small boneless skinless chicken breast (1 lb.)

1/4

cup KRAFT Lite Ranch Dressing

1-1/2

tsp. chili powder

1/2

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

red pepper, chopped

cups small broccoli florets

Make It

HEAT oven to 400°F.

step 1

COMBINE water and rice; let stand 5 min. Spoon onto centers of 4 large sheets of heavy-duty foil;

step 2

TOP with remaining ingredients.

step 3

FOLD to make 4 packets; place on rimmed baking sheet. Bake 25 to 30 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening each packet.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Cooking Know-How

To prevent the rice from sticking to the foil, spray foil with cooking spray before using. Or, use nonstick foil.

Cooking Know-How

If the chicken breasts in your market are larger than 1/4 lb. each, they will take longer to cook. Be sure to cook them long enough so that they are no longer pink in the centers and the juices run clear (165°F).

Substitute

Substitute 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn, thawed, for the broccoli.

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dencev

posted:3/2/2007

My husband LOVED this recipe! I used peas because I didn't have broccoli, but the broccoli would be delicious, too. I think it's the Italian dressing that really makes this recipe!

a cook

posted:2/28/2007

easy, delicious, looks like a restaurant entry!

sweetprincess7071

posted:2/22/2007

This was quite yummy. I did make some changes, but this was only because I didn't have all the ingredients. It was yummy. Does anyone have any ideas what I can add to this yummy recipe?

a cook

posted:2/9/2007

this was a great recipe and i'll definetly make it again! my family loved it,too! quick and easy and absolutely loved it!!

a cook

posted:2/2/2007

My family couldn't rave enough about this!!! I fixed it the way it was without the red peppers. Loved the idea of cooking in the foil as made for quick clean-up and everything was nice and moist. We thought it had lots of flavor. Will definitely make it again!!

a cook

posted:1/31/2007

I agree it was rather bland but my husband used the ranch dressing to dip it in and he enjoyed the meal.

jlea97

posted:1/31/2007

not as good as the picture made it look. a little bland!

bkilker123

posted:1/31/2007

Very good! I made the rice separately and added corn and baby squash. Also added a pinch of cumin. Easy recipe!

kendvll

posted:1/30/2007

We loved this recipe. I took a can of extra hot rotel an a can of mushrooms and blended them toghter . After the rice sat for 5 min I added half the mixture to it. I also added Mrs. Dash hot n spicey and tomatoe basil to my chicken. I also used three fat reduced mexican cheese. UMM UMM GOOD

GirlieW

posted:1/28/2007

It was good, but next time I will use more cheese, chili powder, and ranch. It really didn't have much punch.