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Million Dollar Chicken and Rice

Name: Million Dollar Chicken and Rice
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 cup sweet onion (from 1 medium [8 oz.] onion); 1.5 cup chicken broth; 1 (10.5-oz.) can condensed cream of onion soup; 2 ounce cream cheese; 0.5 cup cottage cheese; 0.5 cup French onion sour cream dip; 1.5 tablespoon sherry vinegar; 1 tablespoon dry French onion soup mix (from 1 [1-oz.] pkg.); 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, plus more leaves for garnish; 0.5 teaspoon black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt; 4.5 cup cooked chicken (from 1 large whole rotisserie chicken); 1.25 cup quick-cooking rice; 3 ounce Gruyère cheese; 2 ounce pre-shredded low-moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese; 2 cup crispy fried onions

6 servings

Million dollar chicken and rice cooks in a mixture of French onion dip, dry onion soup mix, cottage cheese, and condensed onion soup. And for a final bit of crunch, it’s topped off with fried onions.

Ingredients

unsalted butter
2 tbsp
sweet onion
from 1 medium [8 oz.] onion
1 c
chicken broth
1 ½ c
can condensed cream of onion soup
10.5-oz.
1
cream cheese
2 oz
cottage cheese
½ c
French onion sour cream dip
½ c
sherry vinegar
1 ½ tbsp
dry French onion soup mix
from 1 [1-oz.] pkg.
1 tbsp
fresh thyme leaves
plus more leaves for garnish
1 tsp
black pepper
½ tsp
kosher salt
½ tsp
cooked chicken
from 1 large whole rotisserie chicken
4 ½ c
quick-cooking rice
1 ¼ c
Gruyère cheese
3 oz
pre-shredded low-moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese
2 oz
crispy fried onions
2 c

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
2
Stir together broth, soup, cream cheese, cottage cheese, French onion dip, vinegar, dry soup mix, thyme, pepper, and salt in a large bowl until smooth. Fold in chicken and rice. Transfer to skillet and stir to combine with onions. Cover with aluminum foil.
3
Bake in preheated oven until rice is tender, 35 minutes, uncovering after 20 minutes. Remove skillet from oven.
4
Preheat oven to broil. Sprinkle top with Gruyère and mozzarella cheeses. Top with crispy fried onions. Broil until cheese is melted and onions are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Garnish with thyme.

Million Dollar Chicken and Rice

45 min6 servings

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