November 2005
CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE
10 large chicken drumsticks or thighs
2 c. tomato juice
1-2 chopped onions
4 c. chicken broth (2 cans, plus water)
2 cloves garlic (or 1/4 t. dried minced garlic)
2 c. uncooked rice
2 t. oregano
Brown chicken in hot oil in frying pan, then remove to plate. Add onions and garlic cloves to frying pan and cook briefly. Spray aluminum casserole pan with non-stick cooking spray. Put all ingredients except chicken into casserole pan and stir. Put chicken on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes – 1 hour (until rice is almost cooked). Write “chicken-rice casserole” on the foil. Freeze. |