Chicken Rice Italia

• 3 lb. broiler-fryer chicken, cut up, or boneless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp. oregano leaves, crushed
• 1 (15 oz.) can Italian tomato sauce
• 1 c. Uncle Ben's converted rice
• 2 c. coarsely chopped zucchini or frozen Italian green beans
• 1 1/3 c. water
• 1 tsp. salt
• shredded Mozzarella cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
2. Remove excess fat from chicken; season with salt and oregano.
3. Remove and put aside 1/4 cup tomato sauce. Combine remaining sauce, rice, zucchini, water and salt in a 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish; stir well.
4. Arrange chicken over rice mixture.
5. Cover tightly with foil; bake for 1 hour, or until chicken is tender and most of liquid is absorbed.
6. Spoon reserved sauce over chicken; sprinkle with cheese.
7. Return to oven for 2 or 3 minutes to melt cheese.
8. Makes 6 servings (449 calories each).

broilerfryer chicken, oregano, tomato sauce, uncle ben, zucchini, water, salt, mozzarella cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=752277 (may not work)