Follow along with Simply Cookin' Chef Mitzi Stinson to make this simple red and green Christmas Rice dish in under 20 minutes.

Add pre-cooked diced chicken to turn this dish into a complete meal or leave it out and serve this as a colorful complement to any Christmas feast.

Double the recipe for an easy way to satisfy an entire herd of hungry reindeer.

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Recipe courtesy Taste of Home magazine, altered by Simply Cooking Chef Mitzi Stinson

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

3 celery ribs, finely chopped

1/2 medium green pepper, chopped

1T butter (or oil)

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups uncooked instant rice

1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 pkg. frozen, fully-cooked diced chicken (optional)

In a skillet, sauté onion, celery and peppers in butter (or oil) over medium heat for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.

When vegetables are almost finished cooking, add 1 pkg. frozen, fully-cooked diced chicken to the skillet. 

Leave skillet on the heat just long enough to warm up the chicken. Remove from the heat, set aside.

In a saucepan, bring broth to a full boil. Remove from the heat.

Quickly stir in rice, celery mixture with chicken, salt if desired and pepper. Cover and let stand for 6-7 minutes.

Stir before serving.