By Becky Hardin
Published Oct 21, 2016
This BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet is the perfect one pan meal to feed the whole family! It’s loaded with garlic, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, spinach, and a brown rice & quinoa mix! This chicken and rice recipe is totally delicious and SO EASY!
BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet
This BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet is filled with spinach, bacon, tomatoes, chicken, & more. This easy chicken and rice recipe is healthy, delicious, and made in just one pan!
I have been totally and completely obsessed with skillet meals lately! There’s just something so satisfying about a delicious meal coming together in JUST ONE PAN, feeding the entire family, and then having minimal dishes to clean up. Yup, this BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet is MY KIND OF MEAL!
There’s really no limit to what you can cook in a skillet, and I cannot get enough! My new favorite is this one pan chicken and rice recipe, made with a delicious BLT twist. You just won’t believe how simple it is, and it is cooked start to finish in under 30 minutes. What could be better?
Make this easy chicken and rice for a tasty weeknight dinner . The simplicity of this recipe can’t be beat, AND it’s a good healthy option too!
Try this delicious BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet for your next EASY meal. Chicken, bacon, spinach, tomatoes, and rice make the perfect healthy dinner!
Seeds of Change Quinoa and Brown Rice
This meal is as simple as cooking the bacon, browning the chicken, and stirring everything together. Typically a rice dinner would take tons of time, but not with SEEDS OF CHANGE® Certified Organic food products! SEEDS OF CHANGE® Quinoa & Brown Rice heats in just 90 SECONDS in the microwave, or just a couple stirs in a skillet.
It’s AMAZING and so delicious. It was the absolute perfect base to this simple chicken and rice skillet meal, making it even quicker and easier than you would expect.
How to Make BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet
I love how easy this chicken and rice recipe is-and it’s HEALTHY too. It’s just perfect when something that tastes amazing is actually good for you too. I need more meals like this in my life!
- Heat oil in a skillet and cook bacon for 5 minutes, then set aside.
- Cook chicken in skillet for 4-5 minutes on each side, then set aside. (cover with foil to keep warm)
- Add milk, garlic, & lemon juice to skillet, then slowly stir in the brown rice/quinoa mix and cook 2 minutes.
- Stir in the spinach, bacon, and tomatoes until spinach wilts, then add in the cooked chicken.
Chicken, rice, and veggies. An entire meal in one pan! You’re going to love this delicious BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet. See the recipe card for detailed instructions.
Easy Chicken Recipes
The flavors of this BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet are so simple yet so comforting. It makes me excited for winter and these cooler temps coming our way soon. I want to snuggle up on the couch with the dog and cat (husband can take the other couch), have a great skillet meal, and watch some quality (I use that term loosely) reality TV. My kind of night!
You can never have enough EASY chicken recipes to go around. Those are my specialty. So I put together a FREE e-book filled with my favorite Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes, which you can get right here!
So let’s recap: A super simple ONE POT meal, BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet, perfect for a dinner in or entertaining guests, should be made and on your table in less than 30 minutes TONIGHT. Sound good? Then you better get cooking!
See the recipe card below for details on how to make this BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet. Enjoy!
If you like this, try these other great chicken recipes too:
- Creamy White Chicken Lasagna
- Crockpot Chicken and Rice
- Mushroom Chicken Skillet
- Baked Fried Chicken
- Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast
- Queso Smothered Chicken Fajitas
- Baked Chicken Parmesan
- Chicken Couscous with Bacon and Corn
Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- ▢ 4 slices bacon cut into small pieces
- ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ▢ 2 tablespoons milk
- ▢ 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
- ▢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ▢ 17 ounces bags Seeds of Change Quinoa & Brown Rice or your favorite flavor
- ▢ salt and pepper to taste
- ▢ 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- ▢ 2 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- ▢ fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a 10" nonstick skillet (or seasoned cast iron) over medium high heat.
- Add in the bacon and stir to cook in the oil. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and cooked to your liking. Remove and place on a paper towel to drain. Set aside.
- Drain all the oil, except for 1 tablespoon. Add chicken into the skillet and cook 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste on each side of the chicken. Transfer chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add the milk, garlic, and lemon juice to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Gently add in the brown rice and quinoa to the skillet, using a wooden spoon to break up the rice. Stir the rice into the milk mixture and allow to heat through, about 2 minutes. The rice will become creamier as it heats. After two minutes, add in the spinach, tomatoes, and bacon to the rice. Stir to combine, wilting the spinach as it cooks. Once the spinach is wilted and the rice is fully cooked through, return the chicken to the skillet and nestle in the rice.
- Serve hot garnished with fresh parsley.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
BLT Chicken and Rice Skillet
Ingredients
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 slices bacon cut into small pieces
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 17 ounces bags Seeds of Change Quinoa & Brown Rice or your favorite flavor
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a 10" nonstick skillet (or seasoned cast iron) over medium high heat.
- Add in the bacon and stir to cook in the oil. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and cooked to your liking. Remove and place on a paper towel to drain. Set aside.
- Drain all the oil, except for 1 tablespoon. Add chicken into the skillet and cook 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste on each side of the chicken. Transfer chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add the milk, garlic, and lemon juice to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Gently add in the brown rice and quinoa to the skillet, using a wooden spoon to break up the rice. Stir the rice into the milk mixture and allow to heat through, about 2 minutes. The rice will become creamier as it heats. After two minutes, add in the spinach, tomatoes, and bacon to the rice. Stir to combine, wilting the spinach as it cooks. Once the spinach is wilted and the rice is fully cooked through, return the chicken to the skillet and nestle in the rice.
- Serve hot garnished with fresh parsley.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Click ☝🏻 for my FREE Grocery List Printable!
I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
