Recipe and source notes

Italian Chicken with Colorful Rice

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon basil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 to 2½ pounds frying chicken, cut up
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1½ cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 3 cups hot cooked rice
  • 2 cups diced tomatoes, or 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cup chopped fresh spinach

Make it step by step

  1. Mix flour, salt, basil, oregano, thyme and pepper in plastic bag.
  2. Add chicken one piece at a time, shaking to coat.
  3. Heat oil and butter in large skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken and cook, turning, about 20 minutes, or until brown on all sides.
  4. Add mushrooms and cook over medium heat 3 minutes.
  5. Combine broth and wine; add to skillet. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
  6. Remove chicken and keep warm. Pour off fat, leaving brown particles and mushrooms; return 1 tablespoon to skillet.
  7. Stir rice into drippings.
  8. Add tomatoes and spinach to rice mixture; toss lightly until thoroughly heated, about 3 minutes.
  9. Transfer rice to serving platter; arrange chicken on top.

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