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Garlic Chicken Risotto

November 2, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 10 Comments

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garlic chicken risotto

Tonight’s guest recipe comes from Susie at Susie’s Homemade.  She is a thriving stay-at-home mom of two wonderful girls (5 and 19) and a caretaker of my 67 year old live-in mother. On her blog, Susie’s Homemade, she shares her adventures in baking, cooking, gardening, homemaking and entertaining.

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Garlic Chicken Risotto

Garlick-y and creamy goodness!!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time15 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 1 lbs Chicken Breast
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, minced or crushed
  • 2 cups of Water
  • 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup (10 3/4 oz.)
  • 1 Cream of Mushroom Soup (10 3/4 oz.)
  • 2 cups of Instant Rice
  • 1 cup Frozen Peas

Instructions

  • Pound chicken flat and season both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Heat oil, butter, and garlic to a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until you get a golden brown color in the garlic. Add chicken and cook until the chicken is also golden brown (about 5 minutes per side). Cook until no longer pink in the middle. Set cooked chicken on a plate.
  • Deglaze the pan with the water. Whisk in the soups and heat to a boil.
  • Stir in rice and peas and top with chicken.
  • Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Serve Garlic Chicken over Creamy Risotto and Peas.
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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Rice Recipes Tagged With: peas

Comments

  1. Susie's Homemade says

    November 2, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Cool! Thanks for the feature:-)

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  2. Liz@HoosierHomemade says

    November 2, 2009 at 10:49 pm

    Thanks Susie for sharing the recipe, looks yummy! Thanks Erin for hosting!
    ~Liz

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  3. Alison says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    This recipe sounds really delish! Can’t wait to try it! I’ll have to wait for a sale on chicken breast though! We don’t have any in the freezer!

    Reply
  4. Nicole Rod says

    November 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

    this sounds great, but I think a risotto purist like me would be disappointed if that’s what I was expecting. Does it actually have the texture of risotto?

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  5. April says

    November 3, 2009 at 11:36 am

    I made this last night and our entire family (even the picky eaters) loved it!

    Reply
  6. Roxanne says

    November 3, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Risotto is cooked very differently than regular rice. I would rename this (delicous, I’m sure) recipe Garlic Chicken & Rice.

    Part of frugal eating is enjoying the versatility and tastiness of staple ingredients. Not trying to pass them off as their fancier cousins.

    To me, this recipe is like calling a recipe ‘Baked Brie’ and then listing cream cheese as the main ingredient.

    Just my $.02. You can have a refund if you don’t want it 🙂

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  7. Nicole Rod says

    November 4, 2009 at 12:54 am

    LOL Roxanne- I like the way you think. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Stacy says

    November 4, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Couldn’t agree more about the Risotto… Being married to an italian.. calling rice risotto won’t fly! It looks delish, however.. I would just call it Garlic Chicken Rice…

    Reply

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  2. Garlic Chicken Risotto from a Can | The Busy Foodie says:
    January 14, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    […] one up is this garlic chicken risotto from Susie’s Handmade.  Maybe it goes a little too far in the “easy” direction, […]

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