Farmhouse Chicken Dinner

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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

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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.

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FatCatMama

posted:3/12/2011

After reading others' reviews I added a lot of spices to kick things up a notch. I seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper, and both onion and garlic powder. To the flour mixture, I added lots more pepper, garlic and onion powder, season salt, and just a bit of cayenne pepper. Then to the sauce I added about a 1/4 cup of white wine and black pepper. The whole family loved it. They asked me to make it again before they were even finished eating! Will definitely be making this again.

charyl75

posted:3/4/2011

Tasteless. Salt and pepper could not help! We had to throw out a majority of the meal--and it was made with no substitutions.

noahsarkcc

posted:2/23/2011

AWESOME!!! I made this recipe for the first time last month and my family has requested it 3 more times since. I added white wine 1 time. GREAT! I did not have chicken broth so I used water and chicken bullion, just as superb. This is a must make!

mrable917

posted:2/23/2011

My three kids are crazy for this recipe! I made it the first time just looking for something different using ingredients I had on hand and now it is an often requested family favorite!

gingerscottage

posted:1/29/2011

Very good, picky hubby liked it. Next time I will probably add Mushrooms though.

colemantm

posted:1/3/2011

Love this recipe ingredients are things I usually have on hand so this is a go to dinner. Very flavorful and filling. I like to thinly slice the onion instead of large wedges.

maryhuber3

posted:12/22/2010

I MADE THIS RECIPE AND ALL OF US SAID IT WAS A KEEPER. THE COOKING TIME WAS LONGER AND I USED MORE CREAM CHEESE AS THE REVIEWS SUGGESTED. I ALSO SALT AND PEPPERED THE CHICKEN.

brandymom01

posted:12/19/2010

This is an excellent dish.. I used boneless chichen tenders and partially cooked the carrots in microwave and cut the cook time in half. Wonderful flavors and the family like it, so I'll be making this again!!

a cook

posted:12/14/2010

Excellent although a bit time consuming for a work night dinner. I substituted whole wheat penne for brown rice,

rosiecheex

posted:12/14/2010

This was a very tasty dish, I used bigger chicken breasts so it took longer to cook but it was very good even my kids liked it, my oldest son even loved the cream cheese 'gravy' and he doesn't like cream cheese.