Rice A Roni Mediterranean Lemon Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 5 chicken breast halves (skinless and boneless)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (7 ounce) package rice-a-roni, chicken flavor
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup bell pepper (red or green, chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, grated

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with paprika and salt and pepper.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat butter over high heat.
• 3 add chicken and garlic and cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• 4 remove from skillet and set aside, reserving drippings. keep warm.
• 5 in same skillet, saute rice-vermicelli in reserved drippings over medium heat until vermicelli is golden brown.
• 6 add lemon juice with 2 1/4 cups hot water and contents of seasoning packet.
• 7 bring to a boil. cover and reduce heat. simmer for 10 minutes.
• 8 stir in red pepper and lemon peel.
• 9 top rice with chicken.
• 10 cover and continue to simmer 10 minutes or until liquid os absorbed, rice is tender, and chicken is cooked through.