Cooking Mommy: Mushroom Chicken & Rice

Friday, November 13, 2009

Mushroom Chicken & Rice

Don't be scared by the mushroom in the name. I don't like mushrooms, but cream of mushroom soup has such small pieces of mushroom, I like it. This recipe is so simple and very inexpensive. You might have to double it if you have a larger family. We really enjoy this dish, and I had forgotten about it until the other day we were low on ingredients, and I saw we had a can of cream of mushroom, and I remembered I could make this. Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients
1 lb chicken breasts or thighs
3/4 cup rice (white or brown)
10.5oz can cream of mushroom soup

1 1/3 cup water
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp paprika

Directions
Mix rice, soup, water, pepper, & paprika in a bowl. Place chicken pieces into 9x13 pan and pour rice and soup mixture over top. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 425 degrees for 45 minutes, if using white rice, or 1 hour and 15 minutes if using brown rice.

2 comments:

CindyNovember 13, 2009 at 8:21 AM
You didn't add the soup to your list of ingredients. =]
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AmberNovember 13, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Thanks, Mom! I just wanted to see if anyone was reading my recipes. :-)
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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.