Chicken and Mushroom Baked Rice

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Recipe adapted from NoobCook.

Ingredients: 
  • 4 chicken thigh (skin removed and cut into cubes)
  • 1 can of button mushrooms (diced) 
  • 3 to 4 florets of broccoli (cut into smaller florets)
  • 2 cups of short grain / Japanese rice (based on measuring cup for rice cooker)
  • 3 to 5 cloves of garlic (skin removed)
  • Chicken stock
  • Grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1 can of Campbell cream of mushroom soup
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Butter
  • 1 tablespoon cooking Sake
  • Parsley flakes

Preparation:
  • Wash rice till water runs clear and pour rice into rice cooker.
  • Add chicken stock till slightly below water level as indicated on rice cooker for 2 cups of rice.
  • Melt butter in pan and par-cook chicken with mushroom.  Season with salt, black pepper, and Sake. Give a quick stir and turn off the heat, ensuring that chicken remains partially cooked. 
  • Transfer chicken and mushroom into rice cooker and mix well with rice. Top with garlic and set the rice to cook.
  • In the meantime, boil broccoli over a pot of boiling water and season with some salt. Remove broccoli and drain off excess water. Set aside for later use.
  • Once the rice is cooked, remove garlic.
  • Add in broccoli to rice and stir to combine.
  • Scoop rice into baking dish, spread the top evenly with cream of mushroom soup, followed by mozzarella cheese.
  • Sprinkle with parsley flakes.
  • Bake in oven at 200 degree Celsius on top rack until the top turns golden brown.

Number of Servings: 4