Chicken & Rice Skillet with Cranberries

Doesn't that look appetizing?  Here I am with yet another Chicken dish....Chicken and Yellow Rice with cranberries...Once again, this is a free (and shameless) plug for Zatarains....My favorite New Orleans style rice.

It is my opinion that one-skillet dinners like this one I am proposing are weeknight favorites for working moms .. and single childless folk. This flavorful chicken and rice recipe starts with Zatarain's® Creole Seasoning and Yellow Rice.



Makes 6 (1-cup) servings.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
2 teaspoons ZATARAIN'S® Creole Seasoning(Shameless plug)
2 tablespoons oil
2 cups water
1 package ZATARAIN'S® Yellow Rice(Just shameless)
1/2 cup dried cranberries or dried cherries
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
Toasted slivered almonds (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sprinkle chicken with Creole Seasoning. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from skillet; keep warm.

 2. Stir water, Rice Mix, cranberries, celery and onion into skillet. Bring to boil. Place chicken over rice mixture. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until most of the water is absorbed and rice is tender.

 3. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds, if desired.

Serve with a nice salad-

Enjoy!   Eat well in the New Year My Friends!