Cheap Chicken and Rice Recipes

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If you are on the hunt for cheap chicken and rice recipes, we have created an amazing list for you.

These easy recipes will quickly become family favorites in no time. Make sure you check out all of our chicken recipes while you’re here.

Each of the recipes in this list are family loved, many are frugal and they all use common ingredients.

Another reason we love cooking chicken at our house is because the cooking time can be as little as 30 minutes, especially for one pot chicken recipes, and can be even less if you’re using your pressure cooker.

Also, chicken is always a safe bet with kids. Adding rice, as we’ve done in each of the recipes on the list below, makes it super filling and a win for busy moms!

Baked Puerto Rican Chicken and Authentic Puerto Rican Rice

This is so easy to make and very inexpensive. Your family will love it.

At our house my kids love this Puerto Rican Stew which we serve over steamed white rice. It is amazing and comes together quickly. It’s the perfect comfort meal.

Also, if you’re cooking chicken for dinner and you want to pair it with brown rice, try cooking it in the pressure cooker. Here is how I make Instant Pot Brown Rice in 22 minutes instead of 55 minutes on the stove top.

Can you cook chicken and rice at the same time?

Yes, you certainly can. There are many recipes like soups and chicken rice casseroles that cook the rice and chicken together at the same time. Many of the recipes on this list are like that.

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Can you over boil chicken?

The biggest thing you want to consider when boiling chicken is that you have enough water and that you don’t boil it too fast. This can make the chicken tight and tough. Add the chicken (raw) and the water to the stove top at the same time so it can slowly increase in temperature you bring it to a boil.

Easy and Cheap Chicken and Rice Dinner Recipes

How can I spice up white rice?

There are so many ways to do this. Some people like to use butter and simple salt and pepper. Others like to use bolder seasonings from their pantry like oregano, garlic powder, chicken broth or chicken stock, cumin, bay leaf, onions, etc. Honestly the possibilities are endless.

Can you boil raw chicken breasts with rice?

Yes, many of the one pot dinner recipes in the list above instruct you to bring the rice and the chicken to a boil together in the same pot.

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Can you cook raw chicken with vegetables?

You can. You can do this in your slow cooker, in your Instant Pot, as a sheet pan dinner or as a stove top one pot meal. Simply follow the directions for the recipe you’re following if you’re uncertain.

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Can I use minute rice instead of traditional rice in one of these recipes?

You can, just understand it is going to change the cooking time and it might change when you need to add the minute rice to the recipes. Minute rice is a quick cooking rice. White rice takes about 20 minutes to cook on the stovetop. Minute rice is very quick cooking and is done in about 2 minutes.

easy and frugal chicken and rice dinner recipes

Will chicken get more tender the longer your cook it?

You can cook chicken longer but I reccomend its at a lower heat.

For me, the most tender chicken results from cooking chicken all day on low in the slow cooker, when cooking chicken on the bone, when cooking darker meat chicken (like thighs) or when slow cooking a whole bird.

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  1. These are such a great idea. I pinned this so I can continue to cook at home and pay off more debt. Every little thing helps. Thanks so much for sharing with us this week at #HomeMattersParty

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