Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients:
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 2 cups dried bread crumbs
- 1 cup wild rice
- 1 cup brown rice
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1-1/2 cups light cream or whole milk
Preparation:
Beat egg with milk. Dip each chicken bundle in egg mixture, then roll in bread crumbs. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, cook wild and brown rice in 4 cups water to cover for 45 minutes. Drain off any remaining water, if necessary.
Melt 1/4 cup butter and olive oil in large frying pan. Saute chicken bundles just to brown lightly. Remove chicken and set aside. In oil remaining in pan, cook green peppers, the second onion, and mushrooms until crisp tender. Add flour and cook and stir until bubbly. Add chicken broth and light cream or milk, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth. Combine rice mixture with this sauce and pour into 13x9" baking pan. Top with the browned chicken bundles.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until bubbly and chicken bundles are thoroughly cooked.
If you're going to freeze this dish, bake as directed, then cool completely in the refrigerator. Wrap well, label, and freeze up to 3 months. To thaw and reheat, thaw overnight in refrigerator. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes until thoroughly heated.
If you want to make this early in the day, fill the chicken bundles, roll in bread crumbs, and chill. Do NOT brown the chicken; never partially cook meat and refrigerate it to finish later. Make the rice mixture and sauce as directed; pour into casserole and chill. When you want to eat, saute the chicken bundles, place them on the rice, and bake as directed, adding 10 minutes to the baking time.
I do not see how these instructions could ever be more complete. You make a cream cheese filling, fill flattened chicken breasts, cook some rice then make a white sauce for the rice. The rice goes in a pan, then the chicken goes on top and the whole thing is baked. Please read through them carefully, more then once, if you don't understand them.
