Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

I love this recipe, I make it at least once a month. Instead of instant rice, I cook regular rice with chicken broth in my rice cooker, and used canned Italian tomatoes and leave the liquid in (to replace the lost liquid form not adding chicken broth to the chicken part). At the end I add the rice and mix it all together. Everyone who tries it loves it.

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Hazel C.

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

My husband and I thought this was pretty good, as we like creamy, chicken, and rice dishes. I did think it was a little "thick". We made two changes. We cooked the rice seperately in chicken flavored water and stirred it in to the main pot after the chicken was cooked. (We did not have instant rice.) We also used fat free cream cheese, and I'm sure this is where part of the taste/thickness issue comes from. Everything else was the same. I'm considering using an alfredo or cream based soup along with the cream cheese next time. I also want to use more spinach or other veggies. Pretty good though, just needs a few changes.

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

This was great! Everyone loved it and had seconds. This recipe is a keeper.

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2009

This was very good! I made it twice, and both times there were hardly any leftovers, and the little bit we had as leftovers was eaten the very next day. I did no alterations, and it turned out perfectly. Thanks for the recipe!

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AdventureMom

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Home Town: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Living In: Batavia, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

This was yummy!!! My husband and I really liked it. It wasn't your typical chicken and rice dish. It was really good with all the veggies! It definitely needs salt and pepper. I made some changes based on the ingredients I had on hand: I cooked the rice in a rice cooker separately with water instead of broth. I cooked the chicken in the skillet with regular italian dressing and olive oil and added about 3 cloves of minced garlic. I salted and peppered the chicken as well. I cooked that until done and added the cream cheese and spinach as directed. I also roasted a red pepper in the broiler meanwhile. Then cooled and peeled it. I chopped it with the tomatoes and added them at the end until heated. Then I mixed in the rice and topped with parmesan. It was almost like a alfredo sauce with veggies added in. I love hot parmesan spinach dip so this was a great recipe for my husband and I. We will definitely enjoy this meal again!

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KALLEYSINGER

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

I loved this! I used pasta instead of rice and pre cooked everything, mixing it all together in the end. i used the light peppercorn ranch dressing I had on hand. I added roasted red peppers, italian seasoning, cayenne pepper,onions, seasoned the chicken with lemon pepper, boiled the pasta in the chicken broth, used canned tomatoes with chiles (i like it spicy). It turned out great! Can't wait to take it to work tomorrow for my tasters.

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Danielle

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

This is really good! While I was preparing it I learned I needed to replace BOTH a/c and heating unit to the tune of $6k. I wasn't focused, yet it came out excellent. More like a risotto. First I used regular Uncle Ben's and cooked beforehand for about 12 minutes instead of the 20. I added minced garlic when adding chicken to the salad dressing, used frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed dry), canned tomatoes, AND, because I wasn't paying attention, I used an ENTIRE block of fat free cream cheese. It was absolutely delicious. Oh, I also used Kraft Italian dressing because that's what I had on hand ... family really, really loved it. Will do again, the way I did it :-) ! Enjoy!

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2009

EXCELLENT dish - even without the parmesan cheese!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009

This is one of my favorite quick 1 pan dinners. everything is easy to pickup at the store and there is little to no prep work.

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Pam

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009

This was very good and easy to make. I used frozen spinach, canned tomatoes and noodles instead of rice. I also olive oil instead of the salad dressing. I sauted about 1/4 cup of chopped onions and a clove of garlic...next time I'll use more and maybe some mushrooms. I cooked the noodles separately for about half the usual time and then added it to the chicken and broth to simmer for 5 min or so. I also added some nutmeg -- again I'll use more next time. But it was quite good and I WILL make it again. Thanks.

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CJ

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

I decided to try this because it sounded good to me. My husband wasn't too thrilled to try it because of all the spinach and tomatoes but absolutely loved it once he tried it. I used less spinach because it wouldn't all fit into my skillet. I also used a different dressing than called for: KRAFT tuscan italian. The commissary here didn't carry the other kind. It still came out fabulous. My husband scarfed it down and complimented it over and over. Great recipe.

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Lyndsey

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Living In: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

This recipe was ok as a quick meal, but I'm not sure if I would make it again - I would definitely have to spruce it up more. I did add garlic, salt and pepper which helped. It only calls for 10oz. of liquid, but since I didn't use quick rice, I ended up having to use about 3-3 1/2 cups of chicken broth and had to keep stirring to keep it from burning on the bottom. Just an o.k recipe

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2008

If you like Spinach and cream cheese you'll probably like this. Was easy to make and didn't take too much time. I'll definetly make it again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

Flavors and texture were nice. Used only one skillet and a cutting board - loved that. I used a can of drained diced tomatoes instead of fresh, and added a bit of the reserved juice to the chicken broth. Also seasoned chicken with lemon pepper before cooking. Will make again.

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Holly B

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

I wasn't thrilled about making this, but I had all the ingredients on hand so I decided to give it a try. I used more spices- italian seasoning, some real garlic and cracked pepper. It turned out much better than I expected and my husband asked that I make it again. Very easy to make and easy to clean up!

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

I liked this dish. It's not for everybody but if you like spinach and tomatoes it's great! My grocery store didn't have the dressing so I browned the chicken in olive oil first and then went ahead with the other ingredients. If you wanted some crunch, you could chop up some water chestnuts. I'll make this again!

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