Parmesan chicken and rice is a delicious family dinner that everyone will love. Better yet, it is made in one skillet, which is always nice when it comes time to wash dishes!
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Parmesan Chicken and Rice
Equipment
- Large cast iron skillet
Ingredients
Step 1 Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs Chicken tenderloins (raw, skinless/non breaded)
- 2 tbsp Butter
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
Step 2 Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1/2 cup Diced onions
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
Step 3 Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Dry white wine
- 1 and 1/2 cups Jasmine rice
- 3 and 1/2 cups Chicken broth
- Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
Instructions
Step 1
- Season chicken tenderloins with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- In a large cast iron skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add chicken tenderloins and cook to sear both sides of chicken. Approximately 5 minutes each side.
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside on a plate tented with foil.
Step 2
- Melt butter in the skillet and add onions. Sauté onions until soft and translucent.
- Add garlic and sea salt and continue to sauté for about 1 minute.
Step 3
- Deglaze the pan with white wine, scraping the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stirring frequently, allow to simmer and reduce to half.
- Add rice to reduced glaze and stir to coat rice. Allow rice to soak some of the garlic butter glaze for about 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth and stir. Cover and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
- Stir rice and return chicken tenderloins to pan.
- Cover and allow to continue to cook rice for 5 more minutes. Liquid should be completely absorbed by the rice.
- Shred parmesan cheese over the top of chicken and rice and cover the pan again. Take off the heat and allow cheese to melt.
- Allow to rest 5 minutes, then serve!
