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Cajun Chicken and Rice

In a recipe rut for cooking chicken breasts? Try an easy oven dish complete with rice, tomatoes, peppers and corn.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 1 hour 0 min
Makes: 4 servings
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2medium bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2cup Green Giant ® Valley Fresh Steamers™ Niblets® frozen corn
1box (6.8 oz) rice and vermicelli mix with Spanish seasonings
1 1/4cups water
1can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with roasted garlic, undrained
1tablespoon blackened seasoning or Cajun seasoning
4bone-in chicken breasts (about 7 oz each), skin removed
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Total Time: 1 hour 45 min
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1.Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 3-quart casserole, mix bell peppers, corn, rice mix with seasonings, water and tomatoes.
2.Sprinkle blackened seasoning over chicken; place chicken on rice mixture in casserole.
3.Cover; bake 40 to 45 minutes or until rice is tender and juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F).
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If you prefer, you can use boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of the bone-in. Decrease the baking time to about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 360 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 1520mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 7g); Protein 33Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 50%; Calcium 8%; Iron 20Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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