BBQ Chicken, Veggies, and Rice Skillet

This easy BBQ chicken and rice recipe takes chicken, onions, and bell peppers, simmered with zesty sauce, and mixes it into rice pilaf with corn.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 406 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon buttery spread
• 1 (5.5 ounce) package Knorr® Rice Sides™ - Rice Pilaf
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 green onion (green tops only), sliced
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed, or fresh corn kernels
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.25 cup barbecue sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Serve topped with chopped green onions.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add onion and bell pepper and cook and stir until onion becomes translucent, about 2 minutes.

Step 3

Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the skillet. Sauté until it begins to brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Add barbecue sauce and stir until combined. Transfer mixture to a bowl.

Step 4

Add water, rice pilaf package, and buttery spread to the skillet and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; continue cooking for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir in corn; cover and cook an additional 2 minutes. Return chicken mixture to the pan; stir to mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and let stand for about 2 minutes.