Name: Easy Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Rice - 2 cups; Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided - 1 ½ cups; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, or more to taste - 4; Cream of chicken soup - 2 (10.5 ounce) cans; Water, or more as needed - 3 cups; Dry onion soup mix (such as Lipton®) - 1 (1 ounce) package

Ingredients for - Easy Cheesy Chicken and Rice

1. Cooking spray

2. Rice 2 cups

3. Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided 1 ½ cups

4. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon

5. Salt ½ teaspoon

6. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, or more to taste 4

7. Cream of chicken soup 2 (10.5 ounce) cans

8. Water, or more as needed 3 cups

9. Dry onion soup mix (such as Lipton®) 1 (1 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Easy Cheesy Chicken and Rice

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2 . Stage

Spread rice into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 1 cup Cheddar cheese over the rice; season with black pepper and salt. Arrange chicken breast halves evenly atop the rice and cheese layers. Dot chicken breasts evenly with rounded teaspoons of cream of chicken soup. Pour 3 cups water over the chicken and finish by sprinkling onion soup mix evenly over everything.

3 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Check rice for doneness; if water is already completely absorbed, add 1/2 cup more water to keep mixture moist. Continue baking until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese over the dish.