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
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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.
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I don’t care for Italian Seasoning. Is there a different seasoning I could use instead that would be just as good?
This looks & sounds amazing.
You could just leave it out….it’s also really good with Cajun seasoning if you like that 🙂
This looks amazing! I don’t have heavy cream on hand.. will it make a big difference if I omit that ingredient?
Yes, the base of that is cream 🙂
Delish and so easy! I served it with asparagus, spinach and mushrooms. Thanks for the great recipe!
This recipe is so good.Its so hard to please everyone in my house but this recipe did it.
We love this recipe! Do you think we could make it with brown rice and it come out the same?
Very good nice easy one pot meal, will definitely be making again, made it exactly as the recipe called for
Any recommendations if your two picky eaters don’t like onions? Is it super noticeable in the recipe?
You could leave them out and use onion powder instead for flavor 🙂
This recipe sounds delicious. Can you make it a little bit easier for a old man and tell me how to do this in my instant pot? I would love to make this in the insta pot and use chicken thighs in stead of breast
Anything you can sub for the grated Parmesan?
Any kind of cheese is fine 🙂
Omg this was so good, can’t wait to make it again!!
This was easy and delicious, my husband and I both loved this dish! Next time I think I’ll add some peas. Thanks for the recipe!
So good and my toddler loved it! We’ve been having dinner battles for weeks.
My friend made this for us after I brought my baby home and I’m making it for the first time today! Anyone know what the cook time and amount of liquid would be for brown rice instead of white?
Any recommendations for side dishes to go with this?
We love these roasted green beans with it! https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/roasted-green-beans/
Love this recipe! It’s so easy and quick to make and tastes so good. I add in a blend of cheeses for a little more flavour and also some peas. But it’s good even without this! Made it many times!
This is an amazing one skillet meal, Super easy and great flavor. I have tried so many of your recipes and they are all so good. I have a hard time picking a favorite.
This is a family favorite!! So good!! We always add peas on top and it’s PERFECT.
I agree that adding a green vegetable to the dish adds needed color and saves the need for a salad. I went with frozen broccoli florets because that is what I had on hand. They worked well. I will try peas next time.
This is beyond delicious and super easy to make! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It’s definitely a favorite in my house ❤️