After our 3rd son’s birth, our dear friend brought us a YUMMY meal that was SUPER healthy except it called for Uncle Ben’s Chicken flavored rice in a box. I’ve NEVER made it because I don’t buy packaged foods like that. However, your recipe here redeemed it!! Here’s the yummy recipe:

1) Bake 2-4 Chicken breasts in the oven (however you like to cook/bake/roast them. I brush them w/olive oil & add pepper, thyme, onion powder & garlic powder)
2) Make up a batch of your yummy chicken flavored rice. (If using 4 chicken breasts, double recipe). two boxes of Uncle Ben’s chicken flavored rice can be substituted here if you don’t want to use KS’s FABULOUS chicken flavored recipe above!
3) Once chicken is done, chop or shred (frozen shredded chicken can be used here)
4) Add chicken to rice once rice is finished.
5) Toss together 1/3 cup of olive oil AND white vinegar with 1 tsp. each of oregano & basil. Whisk.
6) Pour vinaigrette over chicken & rice mixture.
7) Chop package of grape tomatoes in half. (My friend’s recipe calls for a can of black olives finely chopped, but I omit that). Stir into chicken & rice mixture.
Serve over a plate of fresh, raw baby spinach leaves.
YUMMY. SOOOOOOO excited to have this recipe in my ‘repertoire’ now thanks to your chicken flavored rice recipe!

I love the celery idea and as far as the onions go, I love that too. I think I might put them in an airtight plastic container, too.

Also – as far as nuts go (from your time-saving tips!) I buy all my nuts in bulk and keep them in SnapWare so they stay fresh. It’s a big up-front cost but saves so much in the long run.

Finally – thanks for linking up to Slightly Indulgent Mondays!