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Chicken with rice, leeks and mushrooms

Chicken with Rice, Leeks and Mushrooms

Chicken with rice, leeks and mushrooms is an easy and impressive one pot meal. Perfect for weeknight dinners this one skillet dish will have you craving more.
4.74 from 26 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, French
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 leeks white parts sliced and cleaned
  • 8 oz Portobello mushrooms sliced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme or 2 tsp fresh
  • 1 pound chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1.5 cups long grain rice
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add sliced leeks and mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the thyme, chicken, rice, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Cover and cook until all the liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked, about 15-20 minutes.

Notes

  1. This dish is delicious on it's own or topped with grated Parmesan cheese.
  2. If using brown rice your cook time will be longer, about 40 minutes.
Keyword chicken, easy, leeks, mushrooms, one pot, spring
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