lesley
05-18-2009, 06:12 AM
My other half did the shopping this weekend & came up with a healthy option (I was expecting Italian risotto, but he had bought brown rice:mellow:) tasted good though:smile:
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Makes 3 Stuffed chicken breasts
Prep Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 50 mins
Ingredients
3 Medium boneless chicken breasts
150g/5oz Brown rice
6 Medium mushrooms, thinly sliced
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Rinse the rice in running cold water
Bring to the boil 1 ½ pints/0.85 litres of water
Add the rice and simmer for 20 minutes
Meanwhile, make a cut lengthways ¾ of the way through the chicken breast, open out and bash the breast flat
When the rice is cooked drain and put to one side
Lay the chicken breasts on individual squares of oiled aluminium foil, making sure the foil is slightly bigger than the chicken
Put 1/3rd of the rice along the centre of the chicken
Put 1/3rd of the sliced mushrooms on top of the rice
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
Carefully roll the chicken in the foil, seal the ends to make a parcel
Do this for the 2 remaining chicken breasts
Place in a roasting dish and cook in a preheated oven 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6 for 30 minutes
Can be served hot or cold
Equipment
Medium roasting dish
Medium saucepan
Aluminium foil
Shopping List
3 Medium boneless chicken breasts
150g/5oz Brown rice
6 Medium mushrooms
Extra virgin olive oil
http://www.cookingwiththejoneses.com/images-wp/2009/05/diet-chicken-3-jpg.jpg
Makes 3 Stuffed chicken breasts
Prep Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 50 mins
Ingredients
3 Medium boneless chicken breasts
150g/5oz Brown rice
6 Medium mushrooms, thinly sliced
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Rinse the rice in running cold water
Bring to the boil 1 ½ pints/0.85 litres of water
Add the rice and simmer for 20 minutes
Meanwhile, make a cut lengthways ¾ of the way through the chicken breast, open out and bash the breast flat
When the rice is cooked drain and put to one side
Lay the chicken breasts on individual squares of oiled aluminium foil, making sure the foil is slightly bigger than the chicken
Put 1/3rd of the rice along the centre of the chicken
Put 1/3rd of the sliced mushrooms on top of the rice
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
Carefully roll the chicken in the foil, seal the ends to make a parcel
Do this for the 2 remaining chicken breasts
Place in a roasting dish and cook in a preheated oven 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6 for 30 minutes
Can be served hot or cold
Equipment
Medium roasting dish
Medium saucepan
Aluminium foil
Shopping List
3 Medium boneless chicken breasts
150g/5oz Brown rice
6 Medium mushrooms
Extra virgin olive oil