Red Pesto and Rice Skillet Chicken

Name: Red Pesto and Rice Skillet Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1 lbs chicken breast, cut into 1/2” cubes; 1/3 lbs bacon, diced; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 4 tbsp red pesto; 1.25 c uncooked basmati rice; 2.5 c hot chicken stock; 4 oz cheese, such as cheddar, mozzarella

2 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

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Updated at: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:01:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories701.9 kcal (35%)

Total Fat37 g (53%)

Carbs51.3 g (20%)

Sugars5.1 g (6%)

Protein37.8 g (76%)

Sodium839.1 mg (42%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbschicken breast

cut into 1/2” cubes

0.33 lbsbacon

diced

1 Tbspsmoked paprika

1 Tbspgarlic powder

1 tspdried basil

1yellow onion

medium, finely chopped

2cloves garlic

minced

1 Tbsptomato purée

4 Tbspred pesto

1 ¼ cbasmati rice

uncooked

2 ½ cchicken stock

hot

4 ozcheese

such as cheddar, mozzarella

Instructions

Step 1

In a large pan on medium, add the chicken, bacon, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and basil. Cook until starting to brown. Add the onions into the pan and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until aromatic. Add in the tomato purée and pesto, mix well, then add the rice and mix. Pour in the stock and cook on low covered for 20-25 minutes, or until rice is cooked through, adding more stock if necessary.