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last night - chicken broccoli and rice in one pan

So one thing I’m looking for in recipes right now is recipes that are pretty simple so I can either pre-prepare ingredients or not spend a lot of time cooking.  We’ve been going to the gym afterwork which means we start dinner a lot later.  Also, I’m looking for recipes that provide easy to reheat leftovers I can take for lunch. 

Last night I made a recipe from this Kraft “Dinner on Hand” book I picked up awhile ago (it’s really more of a book of suggestions of how to mix up some staples in your pantry than an actual cook book but it’s useful at times). 

I sauteed three chicken breasts in a little olive oil, about 10/11 minutes. Broke them up into large chunks (which helped the thick one finish cooking).

Added 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 can of water, and let that come to a boil.  Turned down the heat a little (to medium) and added 2 cups of Minute Rice.  I stirred this all around as best I could so all the rice would at least get wet.  No lid for my big frying pan, so I covered with tin foil and let it go for a couple of minutes.  Meanwhile, I defrosted a bag of frozen broccoli, then added that in and let it sit on medium heat with the tin foil cover for a few minutes, then turned the heat off altogether and let it sit while we ate salads.

Very easy. Also only used one pan, and yielded about 5 portions.