Chicken and Rice

Ingredients

• Extra-virgin olive oil, for baking dish
• 4 boxes wild rice (boxed wild rice with seasoning)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 c. chicken broth
• 2 (10.5-oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• About 2 lbs of chicken breast (or other cuts) whole or cut into medium sized pieces.
• 2 tbsp. melted butter
• 2 tsp. fresh thyme
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9″-x-13″ baking dish with oil. Add rice, onion, broth, and soup and stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper and 1-2 packets of rice seasoning

Step 2
Place chicken in rice mixture and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with thyme and garlic and season with salt and pepper and more seasoning packets

Step 3
Cover dish with foil and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more, until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn oven to broil and broil until chicken is golden, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4
Garnish with parsley before serving.