Chicken Fontinella

hearty chicken spinach and rice dish

Servings: 6 people

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Prep Time
30 minutes

Cook Time
30 minutes

Total Time
1 hour

Main Course

American

Rice ham chicken casserole cheese easy freezer meal spinach Dinner Supper

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9x13 baking dish.

1. In a 6-8 quart pot add rice, water and butter. Bring to a boil and cover.
Cook for 18 minutes. Turn off stove, do not uncover, allow to sit while you
prepare remaining ingredients.
2 2. In a sauce pan, add olive oil and turn burner to medium heat add in cubed or
ground chicken and brown until cooked through. Add minced garlic, sauté with
chicken for an additional minute or until fragrant and beginning to brown. If
there are brown bits on bottom of the pan turn off heat and add a splash of
water and loosen the bits.
3 3. Add remaining ingredients to rice; chicken, milk, cheeses, ham and spinach.
Mix to combine. If it seems like it needs a little moisture add a splash more
milk.

Scoop cheesy rice chicken mixture into buttered 9x13 casserole dish, or cake
pan.

Place uncovered in a 375 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly
and starting to brown around the edges!