Cider Chicken and Rice Bake - taste autumn in this simple yet flavorful apple cider weeknight casserole.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Author: Kitchen Nostalgia
Ingredients
1/2lb(approximately 250 g) chicken meat, cubed
2Tbspolive oil
1onion,chopped
2clovesgarlic,minced
2 1/2cupsapple cider
2Tbspflour
4Tbspchicken broth or water
2cupsmushrooms,sliced
3/4cupsArborio rice
1tspyellow mustard, or to taste
salt,pepper, thyme, rosemary and parsley, to taste
Instructions
Fry chicken in olive oil until golden. Remove from the pan.
In the same pan, fry onion until translucent. Add garlic and cider.
In a small bowl, mix flour with broth or water and add to the pan. Cook stirring until mixture boils and thickens.
Return chicken to the pan together with all remaining ingredients.
Transfer the mixture to an oiled casserole dish and cover it with aluminum foil. Bake for 50 minutes in 375 F (190 C) preheated oven. Uncover and bake for 20 more minutes or until rice is cooked through.