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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This was really good. I used 2% milk. I just had a little bit of Parmesan cheese, so used mostly Asiago. Will definitely be making this a lot and adding different veggies to it.
Easy and delicious. I served with roasted broccoli. Next time I might try adding raw broccoli with the rice. Saves having an extra pan to wash.
This is amazing!! A keeper for sure.
I don’t have chicken stock, could I use water and add a chicken bouillon cube maybe?
Yes, that will work fine 🙂
Made this tonight and we enjoyed it. I used rotisserie chicken to save time.
This is delicious! I try a lot of recipes and don’t leave reviews. This one if a keeper. So simple, yet flavorful and most of the ingredients are always on hand. I will definitely make this many ore times
Love this recipe, make this dish once a week at our house!
Very easy and tastes great!!
Fantastic! I’m going to add peas next time or maybe asparagus spears for some green veggies as we’re not a fan of parsley, but so good! Thanks for the recipe!
I never leave reviews of recipes, but this one was worth it! My son who rarely eats leftovers, came home last night after I made it the 1st time, looking for a 2nd helping. Sadly, I had eaten it, lol! It was SO easy, so flavorful for such a simple recipe and just perfect. My family is not a big “mystery ingredient” family, so this fit the bill. YUM!! This will be a staple at this house.
This dish is delicious! Made it once, and my son requests it every week. I add a cup of frozen peas at the end.
Can this be made in the instant pot?
This is the instant pot version of this recipe: https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/instant-pot-chicken-and-rice/
I added 1/4 cup white wine to simmering chicken and used 1 cup milk since we were out of cream. It was very creamy and tasted great.
This was so simple and so flavorful. My kids who are picky asked for seconds. Did add some broccoli. Thank you for sharing ❤️
What a surprise that everyone loved this! We usually have one kid that doesn’t like dinner. 🙂
Can this easily be doubled or does the liquid ratio have to change?