This easy no-peek chicken recipe lives up to its name. Mix 4 ingredients, add to the baking dish, and nestle the chicken on top. Place your baking dish, into the oven and forget about it until the chicken is done. And no peeking while it's cooking!
While the chicken and rice cook perfectly, you have time to do other things. The chicken is tender and flavorful, nestled in a bed of fluffy flavored rice. The bonus is that there is minimal cleanup. I serve it with a green vegetable for color and would recommend this oven-roasted broccoli recipe.
The chicken cooks up tender and flavorful nestled in a bed of fluffy rice. This is an easy meal to make with not much cleanup! This recipe is prepared with similar ingredients to the No Cook Beef Tips With Gravy. I love all the gravy that this beef tips recipe makes!
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Why I love this recipe
Flavorful: Combining condensed soups, rice, and seasonings creates a comforting and savory dish that pleases most people. My kids especially enjoy dishes like this!
Easy: No-peek chicken is a one-dish meal, requiring minimal prep time, so you can tackle other tasks while it cooks in the oven. It is also a forgiving and foolproof recipe.
Budget-friendly: This baked chicken with rice is a cost-effective meal that utilizes pantry staples and affordable ingredients.
Family Friendly This dish is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, perfect for weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Remember that you only need 2 large chicken breasts to make 4 servings!
Chicken breasts - I usually buy two large breasts and slice them down the middle, so you have 4 chicken pieces weighing approx. 5-6 oz each. The package of 2 chicken breasts normally weighs about 1 ¼ to 1 ½ lbs when purchased
Package of onion soup - I often purchase Lipton's onion soup, but if you have a different brand you normally use, go ahead and use that. The onion soup is the flavor of this dish.
2 cans of cream of chicken soup - I always seem to have Campbell's brand around. However, you can substitute a different brand.
Chicken Broth - If watching your salt intake, buy broth that is low in sodium. You can also use chicken broth cubes or Better than Bullion. Just dissolve per directions.
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. I use a 9 x 13 inch baking dish for this recipe.
Step 1
In a large bowl, mix all listed ingredients except the chicken. Sometimes I will use a whisk if I can't get the cream of chicken soup not to be lumpy.
Step 2
Pour the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 dish sprayed with no-stick spray.
Place the chicken pieces on top of the rice mixture.
Step 3
Make sure to cover well with foil so that the liquid won't evaporate.
Step 4
Cook on high for 3 ½ hours or low for 7 hours. Check that the meat is tender. If it isn't, let it cook for another ½ hour and check again.
Step 5
When ready to serve, remove chicken and fluff rice, and add some green herbs or dried seasoning to make this meal look more interesting. Fresh parsley, green onions or chives are great, or use dried parsley or dried chives (see how easy they are to make).
Recipe Tips
- Salt (sodium) levels can be reduced using low-sodium products and water instead of chicken broth.
- When ready to serve, remove chicken and fluff rice, and add some green herbs or dried seasoning to make this meal look more interesting. Fresh parsley, green onions or chives are great, or use dried parsley or chives.
Sides to serve with
Serve with simple colored sides such as steamed green beans, oven-roasted broccoli, or cooked carrots. In the summer, I enjoy a salad instead of cooked vegetables as my side.
FAQs
Yes you can. You can try veggies like chopped-up carrots, corn, and green beans.
Yes, you can! Your main concern about the recipe being done will be the rice being cooked. I would add about ¼ cup more liquid so that the cooked chicken doesn't get dry.
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Easy No Peek Chicken Recipe
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ pounds Chicken breasts I buy 2 large and cut them into 2 thin pieces each.
- 2 cups rice uncooked
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium will reduce the salt level in this recipe.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a medium bowl, mix canned chicken soup, onion soup and chicken broth until well mixed. Pour into 9 x 13 baking dish .
- Place 4 chicken pieces on top of rice.Securely cover with aluminum foil. You don't want the liquid to evaporate.
- Cook for 1 ½ hours. Check if rice is tender and chicken is cooked through.
- I let this sit for 5 minutes. Then I take the chicken out, fluff the rice and place the chicken back onto the rice. Sprinkle some fresh herbs like parsley, chives or green onion on top for color. If you don't have fresh herbs handy, use dried herbs like parsley or chives.
Notes
Recipe Tips
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- Salt (sodium) level can be reduced using low-sodium products and water instead of beef broth.
- Chicken breast meat can be replaced by chicken thigh.
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