Creamy Parmesan One Pot Chicken and Rice is a creamy chicken and rice recipe made easy! The best chicken and rice full of juicy chicken and cheese!
Chicken And Rice:
Chicken and rice is something that is very nostalgic for me. I always looked forward to a big cheesy casserole pan full of gooey chicken and rice goodness. It was asking a lot as a kid because my mom can’t stand rice! What a sweetie she is for still cooking it up for me anyway.
UPDATE: Since everyone LOVED this recipe so much, I made another version, be sure to try my Bacon Ranch Chicken and Rice too and if you are looking for an oven-baked version, we absolutely love this Chicken and Rice!
Basically, my goal here was to simplify one of my fave childhood dinners into a really quick one pot dinner. If you are a regular follower you also know I don’t have a problem using canned soups. But, I like using all fresh ingredients whenever possible. It’s just as budget-friendly and easy, there’s really no reason not to!
Mission accomplished with this dish. Simple ingredients like cream, parmesan, chicken broth, spices, and usual suspects like onion and garlic come together to create a truly heavenly chicken and rice.
How To Make Creamy Parmesan One Pot Chicken and Rice:
- You will want to use a large (12 inch) skillet that has a lid for this recipe. If you don’t have a skillet like that you can find one that I love down below the printable recipe card (affiliate link) or you can also use a good sized pot or dutch oven with a lid.
- Melting your butter is your first step. After that, go ahead and add the onion and let them cook for 2-3 minutes before adding your garlic. Garlic only takes 30 seconds to 1 minute to cook, and you don’t want to add it too soon or it will burn and taste bitter.
- Use long grain rice for this recipe, not minute/instant rice. If you use quick cooking rice, it will cook too quickly and become mushy. Any long grain rice will work!
- Most of the cooking time for this one-pot chicken and rice is completely hands off. You will have about 15-20 minutes for the rice and chicken to simmer. I love to take that time to chop up a quick green salad to have on the side!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Creamy Parmesan One Pot Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
- 1.5 Pounds Chicken Breasts, Cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Large onion, Diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced (3 Teaspoons)
- 2 Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 1/2 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Cup long grain white rice
- 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Parsley for serving, Optional
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, until beginning to soften.
- Add the diced chicken to the pan along with the Italian seasoning, pepper, and salt.
- Cook and stir for 5 minutes until chicken is golden on all sides.
- Add the garlic and cook for one more minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the chicken broth and rice to the pan and stir.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low.
- Cover with a lid and simmer for 17-20 minutes, until rice is completely tender.
- Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan. Serve immediately topped with parsley if desired.
Nutrition
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Delicious and super easy to make. It’s very creamy. I don’t like the traditional dry chicken and rice, so this was perfect.
This was fantastic! With each bite the flavors deepen . It was easy to make and used a handful of portabella mushrooms to go with the Italian seasoning and give it a earthy flavor.
Very good! Cooking is not a strength of mine, so I always look for easy recipes. This was super easy, and so good. I think I would use a bit less Italian seasoning next time.
I followed the recipe directions except for adding rotisserie chicken and it came out perfectly! Great meal and so easy for a weeknight supper! Thanks for this delicious idea! It’s a keeper!
We loved this! I made the recipe as stated but added asparagus tips with the cheese and cream at the end because the hubby wanted a vegetable. This was really good and we will definitely be making it again!
Has anyone used cream of mushroom soup instead of cream??
This was really popular with my family! I used fat free sour cream instead of heavy cream and added frozen peas in the last few minutes. Tastes great!
I added broccoli, I’ll be making this again.
This was pretty pretty good. I was surprised as it had so much italian seasoning in it, but next time I will put a little less. I did have to add extra chicken broth to let the rice finish cooking and we LOVE cheese so I added extra. It was really good overall.
I was looking for a new way to cook chicken, came across this recipe and WOW was it DELICIOUS! My husband is not a big cheese person and looked concerned before eating but he LOVED IT! I followed the recipe exactly as written and I felt it came out a little drier than the picture showed so I added an additional quarter cup of heavy cream and parmesan cheese and it was PERFECT! THANKS FOR SHARING THIS! WE WILL CERTAINLY BE MAKING THIS AGAIN!
This is absolutely delicious. My picky eater husband and my 9 year old both love it. I make a side of asparagus for me with it. I don’t mind the chunks of chicken, I just dice them up very small. Great weeknight meal.
I made this for my family tonight and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!! I added steamed broccoli to the mixture when I added the cream and parmesan and it gave the dish color and another layer of yum! This is definitely a new family favorite! Thanks for sharing!!
Hey, I just wanted you to know that I am obsessed with this recipe. I have made it for my sisters and they started making it too. I make it in the instant pot now, because I just got one for Christmas and I do the rice separate. I still follow the recipe except for only using 1/2 cup of broth since the rice is separated. I put everything in the instant pot minus the heavy cream and cheese, cook it for about 12 minutes when it’s frozen chicken on manual. Then add the cream and cheese and serve on top of rice. It’s delicious! So again, I’m obsessed and sharing this one with everyone I know!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Pleased even my picky eaters which is tough. Will be making this again very soon…. easy and tasty!! Thank you!
This is really good! Found this recipe after a quick search for a new way to make a chicken and rice dish. I made it exactly as written and my family loved it. Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe! What would you suggest for baking it in the oven instead of making it on the stovetop?
Made this earlier this week. It was pretty tasty! I agree with some others that the chunks of chicken weren’t the greatest (also weren’t terrible) – I might try cooking my chicken tenderloins whole, then shredding next time. Also, this dish is NOT pretty. Its tasty, and I will probably make it again, but I wouldn’t serve to company.
The texture is kinda like a risotto, but with less work. Also, I used brown rice and freshly shredded parm – probably a bit more than the recipe called for. I think this could also be turned into a chicken-broccoli dish using cheddar cheese and tossing in some broccoli either to steam for the last 5 minutes of cooking or roasted while the rest is cooking.
Tbe broccoli & cheddar variation sounds good. A teaspoon or so of curry would give those additions yet another twist resembling chicken Divan only with rice in it
My men Loved it!! I diced the chicken, and followed the recipe to the T. Deeelish!!! However, when I reheated leftovers I mixed in the peas I had on the side… Got me thinking! I will add something green in towards the end! Peas, green beans, or even asparagus! Thanks for making my life easy the other night, and great meal idea for my family!!
I made this tonight and it was a hit! I think I will shred the chicken next time as the chunks was the only complaint. Thanks for posting as this will be a new go to for me.
This has become one of our go-to weeknight recipes! My husband usually only likes spicy food, but he loves this. We love to steam some broccoli and add it in at the end with the cream and cheese. Thanks for your hard work!
-Kristen