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Uncle Josh's Famous Chicken and Rice

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"If you like chicken and rice, you'll love this simple and quick recipe for America's favorite bird (and grain)! If desired, add corn and green beans on the side for a full meal! Most excellent!" — Josh Adams

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare instant rice according to package directions. (Note: 2 cups of uncooked rice will yield about 4 cups of cooked rice.)
In a 9x13 inch baking dish, thoroughly mix the cooked rice, soup, water, lemon pepper, lemon and herb seasoning, cumin and thyme. Press chicken breasts into mixture until only the tops show.
Cover and cook 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Pierce chicken breasts with a fork. Continue cooking 30 minutes. Enjoy!

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 1 hr 5 mins
READY IN 1 hr 20 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jan 03, 2002

A recipe is just this -- a recipe....You have to tweak it to your own taste. To say it's bad is your opinion. Many people like this recipe. Many cooks don't follow a recipe exactly.....There are variations -- try them.

—Josh Adams

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jun 22, 2003

I am so sorry but this recipie is really bad. Imagine all the cumin and tyme for only four cooked cups rice, then imagine six bland chicken breasts baked on top. Thats exactly what is is and what it tastes like! It was really strong rice with bland chicken. I decided to make this because it seemed a lot healthier than other chicken and rice dishes, but I was so disappointed. To make matters worse I had a friend over to eat that night, and when I offered to put frozen pizza in for her instead she accepted!

—diane

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16 Ratings

Aug 27, 2003

If only it tasted as good as it smells. It's very bland and definitely missing something. If I were to make it again, and I doubt I will, I would probably cut the cumin in half and add some garlic.

—MARYSMTH

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Feb 18, 2009

Please don’t pay attention to the negative reviews here! This recipe is a real gem for a quick and easy and DELICIOUS dinner! Great with dilled peas and buttered soft French bread!! Along with the water - I used one can of Amy’s Organic Cream of Mushroom soup, 1 heaping tablespoon of Sylvia’s Lemon Pepper seasoning, a heaping ½ tsp of cumin, fresh (not dried) thyme, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp dried lemon peel, and the juice of ½ small lemon (last three my additions). The beauty in a recipe that most of the ingredients are “to taste” means that if it is bland – then it is the fault of the cook, NOT of the recipe’s author!!! The only suggestion I have for the author is to have listed salt to taste – because a lot of new cooks wouldn’t know to do that “to taste” - even if it’s not listed. I mixed the above with my already cooked/diced chicken and just-cooked jasmine rice. I cooked for a shorter time, since my chicken was cooked already. This was absolutely delicious and I will fix it again and again!!! Thanks a bunch “Uncle Josh”!!!

—Menwith Hill'er Back Home !!

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Dec 07, 2006

Wonderfully delicious! I used cream of mushroom for the soup and my 4 boys love it.

—copes006

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Apr 26, 2006

I liked this recipe as a starting point. I made the rice as shown, but added a bit of garlic. I seasoned the chicken with garlic & herbs before cooking. Tasted great! Tweak this recipe to your taste & you'll have a quick and yummy dinner.

—CHRISTINE

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Jun 29, 2005

worse recipe i have used

—FROSTY

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Jun 30, 2009

We loved this recipe! Easy and delicious. We used 3 chicken breasts instead of 6 which was plenty - I don't think there would have been enough rice for 6 chicken breasts! We will definitely make it again!!!

—emilyseattle

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Nutrition

Calories
297 kcal
15%

Carbohydrates
29.5 g
10%

Cholesterol
71 mg
24%

Fat
6.3 g
10%

Fiber
0.6 g
3%

Protein
28 g
56%

Sodium
405 mg
16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Uncle Josh's Famous Chicken and Rice

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 297
** Calories from Fat: 57

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 6.3g 10 %
** Saturated Fat 1.6g 8 %
** Cholesterol 71mg 24 %
** Sodium 405mg 16 %
** Potassium 238mg 7 %
** Total Carbohydrates 29.5g 10 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.6g 3 %
** Protein 28g 56 %
** Sugars 0.3g
** Vitamin A 2 %
** Vitamin C < 1 %
** Calcium 4 %
** Iron 32 %
** Thiamin 14 %
** Niacin 141 %
** Vitamin B6 33 %
** Magnesium 11 %
** Folate 42 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.