Orange juice adds a citrus splash to a rice mix in this fabulous oven-baked chicken dinner.
Chicken with Orange-Pecan Rice
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 package (6.2 oz) fast-cooking long-grain and wild rice mix
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons sweetened dried cranberries
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3/4 lb)
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In pan, mix 1/2 cup of the rice, 1/2 of the seasoning packet from rice mix, orange juice, pecans and cranberries. Place chicken on rice mixture; sprinkle with paprika.
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Step3Cover with foil. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Remove foil, stir and bake an additional 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F).
Nutrition
550
Calories
16g
Total Fat
44g
Protein
57g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 550
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 630mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 610mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 22g
- Protein
- 44g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 40%
- 40%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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