chicken and yellow rice

Chicken and Yellow Rice Recipe

This is another one of my very simple recipes that I’ve made for years. I originally got the recipe from Denton’s Mama when we first got married. If you need supper on the table in about 30 minutes, which will fill everyone up and not cost the earth, AND taste delicious, this recipe is for you.

Here’s how I make it:

First I fry my chicken with a little bit of butter and olive oil. With salt and pepper. You DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS. I do this (1) because Liv doesn’t eat meat. You can boil the chicken in the water that you are going to cook the rice in and it will save you this step. Denton actually prefers the chicken boiled. He loves the way it tastes. But I don’t want to have to make two batches of separate rice, so…..You do you.

You can use any kind of yellow rice from the store. This is what I had in my cabinet. I have used this one – Vigo, I have also used Mahatma, Zatarains, Goya, Knorr, and I just saw this one on amazon which comes in bulk. I’m going to give it a whirl too. I can’t tell the difference in any of them. But as I always say, you do you. And then everyone will be happy.One note: if you do take the time to fry the chicken separately, it will give it more flavor, but the rice has a lot of flavor to begin with, so it’s really not necessary.

I follow the directions on the rice packets and boil it until it’s delicious….

And then I chop the chicken and add it to the rice and it’s ready to eat! I always separate enough for Liv to have at least a couple of meals with her Tofu. It’s her favorite. She asked for this to be her birthday meal this year.