Creamy Parmesan Rice and Chicken Skillet
Servings: 4
Calories: 487kcal
This Creamy Parmesan Rice and Chicken Skillet is the ultimate comfort food meal. It's a childhood classic simplified into an easy one skillet meal that everyone is guaranteed to love. It's made with simple ingredients and packs 36 grams of protein per serving!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp EACH: salt, garlic powder, onion powder & sweet paprika
- 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small yellow onion (120g) diced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup basmati rice (180g) uncooked
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly shredded
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry then cut into bite-size pieces. Add to a bowl and toss with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. Set aside.
- Add the olive oil and garlic to a skillet and set to medium heat. Once shiny, add the diced onion and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the chicken and cook for 5-6 minutes, or until no longer pink.
- Then add the chicken stock, rice and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes.
- Finally, stir in the heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
Optional Variations and Dietary Adaptations
- Add extra veggies! Throw in a handful of spinach, sun-dried tomatoes or some chopped broccoli for extra fiber!
- Brown rice! You can sub the white rice for brown rice (but note that the cooking time will change).
- Use bone broth! Sub the chicken stock (or chicken broth) for bone broth for extra protein and collagen.
- Fresh herbs! Add a sprinkle of fresh parsley to give this dish the perfect finishing touch.
- Use chicken thighs! Sub the boneless skinless chicken breasts for skinless chicken thighs if you prefer dark meat
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 of skillet (277g) | Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9.8g | Cholesterol: 133.4mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 1.9g