- prep: 20 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
This one pot chicken with cheddar broccoli rice combines classic flavors for a quick and easy dinner. Chicken thighs are cooked with a creamy cheesy broccoli cheddar rice for a complete meal without all the cleanup.
Ingredients
- 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs (medium sized)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 small yellow onion , finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups of short grain rice
- 3 1/2 cups of chicken broth
- 2 1/2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 254 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 12 g 18.24%
- Saturated Fat: 6 g 31.78%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 29 mg 9.79%
- Sodium: 1047 mg 43.62%
- Calcium: 231 mg 23.1%
- Potassium: 33 mg 0.95%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 8.94%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 26 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 6.51%
- Sugar: 2 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 13.91%
- Vitamin C 83.35%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq