I'm confused, I've been using the recipe from the Campbells website for years and I've never heard of cooking the chicken first in a skillet, the thing I loved about this recipe was that you can throw all the ingredients together in a few minutes and throw it in the oven. It makes a meal that goes a long way and every one seems to enjoy, the only changes I made was I added onion and garlic powder to the chicken, I've had rave reviews, Here's the original instructions off the Campbell's kitchen website. "Heat the oven to 375°F. Stir the soup, water, rice, onion powder, black pepper and vegetables in a 2-quart shallow baking dish. Top with the chicken. Season the chicken as desired. Cover the baking dish. Bake for 50 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender. Top with the cheese. Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes. Stir the rice before serving."

Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2009

My family really loved this recipe and I followed it to the T, the only suggestion I would have to other people making this is you might want to bump up the servings a little, I'm feeding 3 children (3,7 and 8) my boyfriend and myself, I didn't even get to taste it because it was gone by the time everyone else was done eating, I made enough for 7 servings.

Reviewed On: Nov. 12, 2008