Ready for a delicious comfort meal? This Maple & Rice Chicken Bake is it!
Ready for a delicious comfort meal? This Maple & Rice Chicken Bake is it!
This Maple & Rice Chicken Bake was one of the first post that I ever did on this blog! I actually adapted it from this recipe for Maple Rosemary Chicken on $5 Dinners.
Slowly but surely, I have been revisiting some of my past recipes to retake pictures. Yes, many of my pictures from my early days make me cringe! I guess it is nice though to see how far you have come.
This meal was absolutely perfect for a crisp, fall evening! It was warm, hearty and delicious. The hint of maple gives the chicken and rice a burst of rich flavor.
Chicken and rice is actually one of my favorite meals, back when I first started cooking I made it plain most of the time.
That is how I grew up on it though was simply a cream of chicken flavor. Now, I have learned to add spices to give it a whole new flavor.
What do you need for Maple & Rice Chicken Bake?
This bake is so simple to put together taking mere minutes, then simply pop it in the oven for about an hour and you are all set!
When you are preparing it you will basically be placing the chicken in a 9 x 13 casserole dish then adding in the maple mixture, rice, cream of mushroom or chicken, and then a little bit of water.
Once it is done baking, you will have a delicious juicy chicken with creamy rice.
While the chicken is cooking, I also add a pan of asparagus seasoned with olive oil and garlic salt to the oven. I let this cook for about 20 minutes until they are nice and soft!
Now are you ready for a bite of this delicious dinner?! I know I am!
Enjoy!
Maple & Rice Chicken Bake
Maple & Rice Chicken Bake
Ingredients
- 3 Boneless Chicken Breast Thawed
- 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil
- 1/2 Tbsp of Dried Rosemary
- 1/2 Cup of Maple Syrup
- 1 Cup of Rice
- 1 Can of Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup Use Gluten Free if Needed
- 2 Cups of Water
- Asparagus:
- 1 Bag of Frozen Asparagus
- 1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Garlic Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400*.
- In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, rosemary, and maple syrup. Set aside.
- In a 9 x 13 baking dish, pour rice and water in to cover the bottom of the dish. Then, mix the cream soup in with the rice and water. Place chicken breast on top of the rice mixture, then pour the maple syrup mixture over the chicken.
- Bake the chicken in the oven for 1 hour or until the liquid is soaked into the rice. Typically the rice will need to be stirred a bit toward the end of the cooking time to soak up some of the liquid.
- While the chicken is cooking, add the olive oil to a pan along with the asparagus and season with the garlic salt. Let this cook in the oven for about 20 minutes or until soft and slightly golden.
- Serve the chicken topped over the rice or as a side along with asparagus.
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Comments & Reviews
This sounds YUM! I’ll have to save it for when our new oven is installed and try it out!
Ohhh this looks like some really good comfort food! The rice looks so creamy and delicious, and the maple syrup sounds so good in this dish!!! YUM!!
Is the rice cooked first?
No, add it in uncooked.