Thursday, August 23, 2012

Lemon Greek Chicken Spinach Rice - Diebetic friendly!

YUMMY! Yea, I forgot to take pictures before we dove in and gobbled it up. It was very tasty!

1 c chopped onion
1 package (10 Oz) frizen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 c quick cooking brown rice, uncooked. (I used day old cooked brown rice)
1 c water (only use is using UNcooked brown rice)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
12 onces chicken tenders
2 teaspoons dried greek seasoning (oregano, rosemary and sage misture)
1/2 teaspoon salt free lemon pepper
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 med lemon, cut into wedges. (* I didnt have fresh lemons - so I poored some bottled lemon juice over the top and backed it in .... worked just fine!)

Preheat over to 350 degrees. In a large skillet put some oil in the pan, heat on med heat. add chopped onions and cook stirring frequatly untill translucent.  THen add spinach, rice (water if using it) salt and red pepper. stir untill blended.

Pour mixture into a cassarole dish, add chicken on top in a single layer. drizzle (or poor) lemon juice.  Sprinkle with greek seasons and lemon pepper. Cover with aluminum foilf. Back 25 mins or untill chicken is no longer pink in the center.

Serve with lemon wedges. Makes 4 servings.