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:Â 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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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can this recipe be doubled and still cooked in a deep 12 inch skillet or should I cook in a dutch oven?
I would go with a dutch oven to be safe 🙂
This is very delicious, flavorful, and easy to make! I’ve made it several times just as the recipe is listed. If you like spicy, just add some red pepper flakes. It’s a household favorite recipe!
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 🙂
I used sour cream instead and it turned out amazing.
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.
Didn’t have onion or cream so I kinda just went with the info you gave and did my own thing. Added onion powder to the chicken then once it was done and was suppose to add cream, I added a cream of mushroom and cream of celery. Pretty dang good! Thanks
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