Pastrami Chicken Bake

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1 1/3 cups chicken broth, divided
• 1 cup water
• 4 ounces sliced pastrami
• 5 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 10 slices bacon
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained

Recipe

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


• in a saucepan bring 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup water to a boil. add rice and stir. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is al dente and firm. press cooked rice into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• place a small piece of pastrami where chicken pieces will be placed on rice. cut each chicken breast in half lengthwise, wrap each piece in a bacon slice and place atop pastrami and rice. in a medium bowl combine soup, sour cream and mushrooms. pour over all, then pour 1/3 cup chicken broth around circumference of dish.
• bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fork tender.