PREP TIME: 5 MINS | COOK TIME: 30 MINS | TOTAL TIME: 35 MINS | YIELDS: 4
This is a hefty one-pan meal with a cheesy rice bake full of chicken, broccoli, and cheddar. A wonderful dish with an amazing combination of flavours that will make you drool. A winner dinner with everything you love in one.
Recipes like this are one to keep. It’s easily customizable, easy, and quick to make. Try adding a few strips of cooked and crumbled bacon or finish the dish off with some finely sliced scallions or chives. This is crazy good, your family will be asking for it over again!
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup small yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1” pieces
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup white rice
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
How to make Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Bake
Step 1: Heat oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion to the skillet once the oil is hot and cook for about 5 minutes until soft, stirring. Add in the garlic and cook for a minute more until aromatic. Add the chicken. To taste, season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for another 6 minutes while stirring occasionally until golden.
Step 2: To the chicken in the skillet, add the rice, heavy cream, and a cup of broth. Stir, bring to a simmer, and cook for approximately 15 minutes until the rice is tender. Pour in the rest of the 1 1/2 cups broth along with the broccoli and cheddar cheese. Continue to cook for additional 10 minutes until the broccoli is tender and the cheese has melted.
Step 3: Ready the broiler. In the meantime, sprinkle bread crumbs into the chicken mixture and season with salt and pepper. Place in the broiler for about 2 minutes until golden and crispy.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1” pieces
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
Instructions
Step 1: Heat oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion to the skillet once the oil is hot and cook for about 5 minutes until soft, stirring. Add in the garlic and cook for a minute more until aromatic. Add the chicken. To taste, season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for another 6 minutes while stirring occasionally until golden.
Step 2: To the chicken in the skillet, add the rice, heavy cream, and a cup of broth. Stir, bring to a simmer, and cook for approximately 15 minutes until the rice is tender. Pour in the rest of the 1 1/2 cups broth along with the broccoli and cheddar cheese. Continue to cook for additional 10 minutes until the broccoli is tender and the cheese has melted.
Step 3: Ready the broiler. In the meantime, sprinkle bread crumbs into the chicken mixture and season with salt and pepper. Place in the broiler for about 2 minutes until golden and crispy.
