Italian Stick of Butter Chicken & Rice
Italian Stick of Butter Chicken & Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 2 cans petite cut diced tomatoes, 14.5 ounce each, with juice
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon seasoning
- 1 packet Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix, divided
- 14.5 fluid ounces chicken stock
- 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup, melted
- 1/2 cup Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, grated
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- as needed salt, to taste
- as needed black pepper, to taste
- as needed paprika, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 375
- 2
Pour the 2 cups of long grain white rice evenly into the bottom of a rectangular baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Pour the contents of both 14.5 ounce cans of petite cut diced tomatoes, including all their juice, over the rice in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon seasoning over the tomatoes and rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Open the packet of Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix and sprinkle approximately half of its contents evenly over the ingredients in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Pour chicken stock into one of the empty 14.5 ounce diced tomato cans to measure 14.5 fluid ounces of chicken stock, then pour this into the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Pour the 1 stick (1/2 cup) of melted butter into the dish, distributing it over the liquid mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Sprinkle approximately 1/2 cup of grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese over the liquid mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Arrange the 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs directly on top of the ingredients in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper, to taste.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Sprinkle the remaining half of the Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix packet over the chicken thighs.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Sprinkle paprika over the chicken thighs for color and flavor.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Place the covered dish into the preheated oven and bake for 60 minutes. Do not remove the foil during baking.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 375
- 14
Once baked, carefully remove the dish from the oven and remove the foil. The chicken should be cooked through and the rice tender. Fluff the rice gently with a fork before serving with the chicken.
⏱️ 2 min
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Italian Stick of Butter Chicken & Rice
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 2 cans petite cut diced tomatoes, 14.5 ounce each, with juice
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon seasoning
- 1 packet Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix, divided
- 14.5 fluid ounces chicken stock
- 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup, melted
- 1/2 cup Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, grated
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- as needed salt, to taste
- as needed black pepper, to taste
- as needed paprika, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 375 - 2
Pour the 2 cups of long grain white rice evenly into the bottom of a rectangular baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Pour the contents of both 14.5 ounce cans of petite cut diced tomatoes, including all their juice, over the rice in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon seasoning over the tomatoes and rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Open the packet of Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix and sprinkle approximately half of its contents evenly over the ingredients in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Pour chicken stock into one of the empty 14.5 ounce diced tomato cans to measure 14.5 fluid ounces of chicken stock, then pour this into the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Pour the 1 stick (1/2 cup) of melted butter into the dish, distributing it over the liquid mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Sprinkle approximately 1/2 cup of grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese over the liquid mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Arrange the 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs directly on top of the ingredients in the dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper, to taste.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Sprinkle the remaining half of the Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix packet over the chicken thighs.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Sprinkle paprika over the chicken thighs for color and flavor.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Place the covered dish into the preheated oven and bake for 60 minutes. Do not remove the foil during baking.
⏱️ 60 min•🌡️ 375 - 14
Once baked, carefully remove the dish from the oven and remove the foil. The chicken should be cooked through and the rice tender. Fluff the rice gently with a fork before serving with the chicken.
⏱️ 2 min