Made this on a whim last night when Kris walked in the door and looked at me with his WTH face because I had unknowingly worked past by 5:00 cutoff and didnt realize I had forgot to cook dinner. Took all of 10 minutes to cook and was DELISH!!! I know most of the time red beans and rice is paired with Jambalaya, but I didn't have any Kielbasa and don't like it anyway :)
1 pack of Lipton Sides Red Beans and Rice.
2-4 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
about half a pack shredded cheddar cheese.
Place the chicken breasts in a skillet and put enough water in the pan to coat the bottom. Sprinkle in spices of your choice (I used Kickin Chicken, but you could use Cajun, Garlic powder, pepper, and a dash of cayenne too.) Cover and let cook for about 5 minutes and then turn for another 5 minutes (my breasts took about 11 minutes to cook through on medium-high heat, depending on the size may take longer).
While chicken is cooking, boil water for the rice. The packet of rice called for 2 cups of water and a dab of butter. Hard simmer for 7 minutes and then remove from heat and cover until chicken is done.
After you flip the chicken and it is cooked through, remove from pan and cut into small chunks (you COULD do this before cooking if your chicken is thawed, but seeing as how I made it at the last minute I didnt.) Place the chunks back in the pan and combine the rice with the chicken chunks. Cover with shredded cheese and cook a few minutes longer until the cheese melts.
We ate this mixture by itself and even the Zilla gobbled it up!!
I think it would be SCRUMPTIOUS on a tortilla shell with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and salsa!
Try it for your next last minute meal!!
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