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Zesty Chicken and Rice Recipe

A dear friend gave me this recipe years ago. Italian dressing and seasoning add just the right amount of "zip" to ordinary chicken and rice.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Zesty Chicken and Rice Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Bake: 1 hour 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

6 chicken breast halves (bone in)
1/3 cup Olive Garden Signature Italian Dressing

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Light & Creamy Italian Dressing

The salad dressing you love at Olive Garden is now available to use at home on salads, sandwiches, veggies and more!

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1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 package (16 ounces) frozen broccoli, carrots and water chestnuts
2/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
1-1/4 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Directions

Place chicken in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour dressing over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. Combine broth, vegetables, rice and Italian seasoning; pour over chicken.
Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes more or until chicken juices run clear and rice is tender. Yield: 6 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared with low-fat dressing and low-sodium broth) equals 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable; also, 266 calories, 208 mg sodium, 73 mg cholesterol, 21 gm carbohydrate, 31 gm protein, 6 gm fat.

Originally published as Zesty Chicken and Rice in Country Chicken Cookbook , p60