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No-peek chicken and rice bake with green beans and a roll on a colorful paper plate

4 Ingredient No-Peek Chicken and Rice

The easiest comfort food dinner — uncooked chicken and rice baked low and slow under a tight foil seal. Jason's mom's recipe. Don't peek!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts uncooked
  • 1½ cups Minute Rice uncooked
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 packet onion soup mix

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Pour uncooked Minute Rice into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
  3. Add cream of chicken soup on top of the rice. Mix together and spread evenly across the pan.
  4. Lay uncooked chicken breasts on top of the rice mixture.
  5. Sprinkle the onion soup mix packet evenly over the top of the chicken.
  6. Cover tightly with foil. Do NOT peek.
  7. Bake at 325°F for 2½ hours. Do not lift the foil during baking.
  8. Remove from oven, carefully remove foil, and serve immediately.

Video

Notes

Do not peek — ever. The steam sealed inside the foil is what cooks the chicken and makes the rice fluffy and flavorful. Lifting the foil even once can ruin the dish. Trust the process!
Using disposable aluminum pans makes this the perfect meal to deliver to a friend. No dishes to return! This recipe doubles easily — just use two pans.