Mexican Chicken and Brown Rice Foil-Packet Dinner

Blogger Angie McGowan of Eclectic Recipes shares a fun packet dinner idea that would make a great make-ahead dinner, or take-along dinner when you go camping.

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The Quick Take:

Calories 260
Fat 5g
Saturated Fat 1 1/2g
Sodium 530mg

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NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 260
Calories from Fat: 45),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 5g; 5%
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, 1 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 75mg; 75%;
Sodium: 530mg; 530%;
Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 26%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 4g 4% ),
Protein: 29g; 29%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 30%;
Vitamin C: 50%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 50 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

1/2: cup uncooked instant brown rice

1/2: cup water

4: boneless skinless chicken breasts

1: teaspoon ground cumin

1: teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2: teaspoon ground coriander

1: medium green bell pepper, sliced

1: medium red bell pepper, sliced

1: cup Old El Paso® Thick ‘n Chunky salsa

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix rice and water; soak 5 minutes. Drain.
2 Season both sides of each chicken breast with cumin, black pepper and coriander.
3 Cut 4 (12x10-inch) sheets of heavy-duty foil. Spray center of one side of each with cooking spray. Spoon one-fourth of rice mixture onto center of each sheet. Top each with 1 chicken breast. Top chicken with one-fourth of green and red bell pepper slices. Top each with 1/4 cup of the salsa.
4 Bring up 2 sides of foil so edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again, allowing space for heat circulation and expansion. Fold other sides to seal. Place packets on ungreased cookie sheet with sides.
5 Bake about 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Expert Tips

To add more vegetables to this recipe, add 1/4 cup drained Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers to each packet dinner.

Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

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Posted 1/29/2013 9:26:01 AM REPORT ABUSE chgt74t said:

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A lot of these recipes do not show the serving size. This one as well. What size chicken breast?

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/11/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.