Farmhouse Chicken Dinner

photo by:kraft

Surprise everyone with this smart and simple restaurant fake-out. The veggies cook with the chicken breasts and lend flavor to the creamy sauce.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

4 servings

add your photo

add to shopping list

add to recipe box

send/share

What You Need

1/4

cup flour

1/2

tsp. pepper

small bone-in chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.), skin removed

1/4

cup KRAFT Lite Zesty Italian Dressing

cups baby carrots

onion, cut into wedges

can (14-1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided

cups instant brown rice, uncooked

oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed

Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Make It

MIX flour and pepper in shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat both sides of each piece. Gently shake off excess flour. Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, meat-sides down; cook 5 to 6 min. or until golden brown. Turn chicken. Add carrots, onions and 1 cup broth; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package.

SPOON rice onto platter. Use slotted spoon to remove chicken and vegetables from skillet; place over rice. Cover to keep warm.

ADD Neufchatel and remaining broth to liquid remaining in skillet; cook on medium-high heat 5 min. or until Neufchatel is melted and sauce is well blended, stirring constantly. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Spoon over chicken and vegetables; top with parsley.

* Made with quality cheeses crafted in the USA.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover Savings

We've taken a family favorite and made a few changes that will result in a savings of both fat and calories. We browned the chicken in KRAFT Light Zesty Italian Dressing instead of oil; used PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese instead of whipping cream; and didn't dip the chicken in eggs before coating it with flour. All these changes will save you 50 calories and 19 g of fat per serving.

Substitute

Substitute 8 bone-in chicken thighs with skin removed for the chicken breasts.

Rate recipes, or edit your previous ratings and more. Sign In

bobtom

posted:5/1/2007

This is easy, delicious and always a hit with guests and with family. It is one of my favorite recipes.

ericwhite

posted:4/19/2007

It is simply delicious, filling, and good for you too! relatively easy to prepare and fast. One of our favorite meals!

a cook

posted:4/1/2007

This recipe is Awesome! I did substitute the bone-in chicken breasts with boneless ones, and used brown rice, in place of the white....and.... i also found it to be more flavorful to saute the onions seperately, then toss on before pouring the sauce. It's by far, my most favorite chicken recipe ever! Mmm....

pxefig

posted:3/30/2007

I made it once and thought it was just okay. The next time I made it I doubled the amount of sauce, and used some white wine with the chicken stock to make the sauce. It made it creamy and tangy and so good. I also added celery to the carrots and onions and made the rice with chicken stock for extra flavor.

auntym

posted:3/21/2007

The cheese in this makes clean up difficult, and there wasn't enough sauce for the chicken. The taste was good, and the family liked it, but I'm not sure they will request it again.

jbucher8727

posted:3/7/2007

Erik loved this recipe he gave it a 4.95 and said it was his favorite dish! It took a little longer to cook than it said but it was so good!

karamelpisces

posted:3/6/2007

My family enjoyed it!

a cook

posted:3/4/2007

This chicken rocks! Even my three year old ate everything and opted to feed himself rather than wait for me (a daily battle resolved). I served this with long grain and wild rice and added another side of string beans. It was wonderful!

gawalker32606

posted:2/14/2007

Simple to put together; dinner has varied food catagories; I used fresh stringbeans and less carrots as vegs; end result -- taste good

thompson91

posted:1/25/2007

Very good. My husband really liked it & the kids did, too. It did take a little longer to cook the chicken, but I always cook chicken long to make sure its done.