Italian Chicken Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken tenders, cooked (i grilled my on a charcoal grilled, this seemed to really enhance the flavor, but is not necessary b)
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 2 cups diced tomatoes (canned or fresh)
• 1/4 cup chopped pine nuts
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup italian dressing
• 16 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 prepare chicken tenders. season with salt and pepper.you can grill them, bake them or pan sear them. in any case, baste with italian dressing as they cook.
• 2 according to box directions, prepare rice. you can use instant rice, or long grain rice, whichever you prefer. also you can make more or less -depending or how big of rice eaters your family tends to be.
• 3 layer cooked rice in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. sprinkle with 1 tsp of italian seasoning, 1/4 c of italian dressing, and salt and pepper.
• 4 next layer the chicken tenders over the rice.
• 5 cover the chicken with the diced tomatoes, onions and chopped pine nuts.
• 6 sprinkle with the remaining italian seasoning and italian dressing.
• 7 slice the fresh mozerella cheese and cover the top of the entire pan.
• 8 drizzle with olive oil.
• 9 bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until cheese is melted to your liking.