60 Minute Gourmet Chicken And Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 whole chicken breasts, split in 1/2, about 2 lb. total (4 pieces)
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1/3 lb. fresh mushrooms, left whole if small, otherwise sliced
1 bay leaf
1/2 c. dry white wine
1/2 c. raw rice
1 c. chicken broth

Preparation

Do not skin or bone chicken breasts.
Sprinkle pieces with salt and pepper.
Heat butter in skillet and add chicken pieces, skin side down.
Brown about 5 minutes and turn.
Scatter onion and garlic between chicken pieces and add the mushrooms and bay leaf.
Cook about 5 minutes.
Add the wine and cook until it is almost all evaporated.
Add rice and broth, taking care that the rice does not rest on top of chicken pieces.
Cover closely and cook 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
Remove bay leaf before serving.