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Easy Chicken and Rice

A three-ingredient pantry dinner: instant rice, canned chicken, and cream of chicken soup warmed together in one pot.

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min
Serves
6

Kid-friendly: Mild and creamy. Kids can open the cans with help and do the stirring.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups instant rice, plus the water the rice box calls for
  • 1 can (5 ounces) chunk chicken, drained
  • 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup

Steps

  1. 1Bring the water to a boil, stir in the rice, cover the pot, and take it off the heat. After about 5 minutes, when the water is absorbed, fluff it with a fork. You can also follow the rice box.
  2. 2Set the pot over low heat, add the chicken, and stir.
  3. 3Stir in the soup and keep cooking until everything is hot.

Adapted from Allrecipes. Checked Nov 13, 2026.

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