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Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice (One Pot, 40 Minutes)
Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice is a one-pot dinner made with seared chicken tenders, long-grain white rice, and a white wine garlic pan sauce, finished with freshly grated Parmesan. Ready in 40 minutes with minimal cleanup — a budget-friendly weeknight dinner that tastes restaurant-quality.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken tenders
- Salt and pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoons salt, divided
- ½ cup dry white wine, (such as Pinot Grigio)
- 1 ½ cups white rice, (uncooked)
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, (grated or shredded)
Instructions
Cook chicken
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and garlic powder.
- Sauté chicken tenders until nicely browned and just cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Make saucy rice
- Add butter, garlic, pepper flakes and ½ teaspoon of salt to the empty skillet and sauté garlic for a couple of minutes on medium heat.
- Turn heat to medium high and add white wine. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside 3 tablespoons of pan sauce to use later.
- Add uncooked rice to skillet with remaining butter sauce. Stir well - make sure it's completely covered. Add chicken broth.
- Bring mixture to a low boil then reduce heat to medium-low, cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir several times while it's cooking.
Final assembly
- Arrange chicken tenders on top of the rice and then sprinkle with Parmesan. Cover, remove from heat then let stand for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle reserved 3 tablespoons of pan sauce over chicken tenders when serving and garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts
Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice (One Pot, 40 Minutes)
Amount per Serving
Calories
737
% Daily Value*
Fat
37
g
57
%
Saturated Fat
18
g
113
%
Cholesterol
142
mg
47
%
Sodium
1768
mg
77
%
Potassium
689
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
59
g
20
%
Protein
34
g
68
%
Vitamin A
880
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
14.9
mg
18
%
Calcium
200
mg
20
%
Iron
1.6
mg
9
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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