Easy Recipes: Stick of Butter Chicken and Rice
This Stick of Butter Chicken and Rice is the ultimate comfort food — rich, buttery, and bursting with flavor, perfect for busy weeknights.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup long-grain white rice, uncooked
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of celery soup
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Place the stick of butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish and melt in the oven while it preheats.
- Once the butter is melted, remove the dish from the oven.
- Arrange the chicken breasts evenly over the melted butter.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until well blended.
- Pour the mixture evenly over the chicken in the baking dish.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.
- Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.