Saturday, March 15, 2014

Apricot Pineapple Chicken With Sweet 'n Spicy Rice Recipe

Photo: Apricot Pineapple Chicken With
Sweet 'n Spicy Rice Recipe


The Chicken Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious chicken recipes) invites you to try Apricot Pineapple Chicken With Sweet 'n Spicy Rice Recipe. Enjoy quick and easy chicken recipes and learn how to make Apricot Pineapple Chicken With Sweet 'n Spicy Rice.

Servings: 4 person(s)
Prep Time: 25 min
Type of Dish: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine: American

INGREDIENTS

1 cup UNCLE BEN’S® ORIGINAL CONVERTED® Brand Rice
1 cup celery , diced, about 4 stalks
1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks in juice , seperate juice from chunks
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes dried and crushed
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
4 5 oz. pieces chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 cups apricot pineapple marmalade
2 cups Asian Style frozen vegetable blend or steamed snow peas
2 Tbsp. butter

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. In a 2 ½ quart sauce pan with tight fitting lid, add butter and melt over medium high heat. Add celery and sauté until soft, about two minutes. Add rice and sauté one minute more. Add 1-¼ cups water and juice ONLY from pineapple pan. Cover, bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Let simmer for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in crushed red bell pepper and green onions and set aside until ready to serve with chicken.
  2. To prepare chicken, spray large sauté pan with non stick cooking spray. Add chicken and cook for three to four minutes on each side. While chicken is cooking, mix pineapple chunks, marmalade and soy sauce and add mixture to sauté pan with chicken. Cook an additional three to four minutes or until chicken is fully cooked glazed with sauce.
  3. Steam vegetables and serve with rice and chicken.
Adopted from Uncle Ben's Recipes

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