Chicken and Asparagus - One Skillet

Name: Chicken and Asparagus - One Skillet
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cubed; 1 cup Minute Rice; 1 bunch asparagus (big, fat ones -remove bad ends and slice in 1 - 2 inch pieces); 1 onion, medium chopped; 8 ounces sliced water chestnuts; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 1/4 cups chicken stock; lemon juice (One big fresh squeeze from 1/2 lemon); 1 1/2 teaspoons roasted garlic; salt (at the addition of every ingredient); pepper (at the addition of every ingredient)

Submitted by SparkleKristy

"I looked in my fridge and pantry and made up this recipe. I'm sure there are others similar as the ingredients are so common. But, to me... it is DELICIOUS and light!"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs chicken breasts, cubed
1 cup Minute Rice
1 bunch asparagus (big, fat ones -remove bad ends and slice in 1 - 2 inch pieces)
1 onion, medium chopped
8 ounces sliced water chestnuts
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ¹⁄₄ cups chicken stock
lemon juice (One big fresh squeeze from 1/2 lemon)
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons roasted garlic
salt (at the addition of every ingredient)
pepper (at the addition of every ingredient)

directions

Heat pan on medium heat (5.5). Add oil and swirl. Brown onions for about 8 minutes. Remove from pan and reserve.
In the same pan, brown chicken breast (cook it almost all the way through). Deglaze with the lemon juice. Add asparagus stems. Cover and cook until almost done then add tips and water chestnuts. Return cover.
From time to time, you may have to spash some chicken stock in the pan.
Add 1 cup minute rice. Toss. Add 1 - 1/4 cup chicken stock. Toss and pat mixture down, even in the pan. Cover. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
Allow to stand for 5 minutes with the lid on to cook the rice, before serving.