Calico Chicken Skillet Casserole

1 pound broiler-fryer chicken breast fillets, cut in thick strips; or
1 pound chicken tenders
1-1/2 teaspoons mesquite flavored barbecue seasoning
1 package (5 ounces) yellow long grain rice
2 packages (5 ounces each) frozen gumbo vegetables
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup finely chopped onion

Cook rice and vegetables according to package directions. Keep hot and do not drain.

Sprinkle chicken with mesquite barbecue seasoning.

In 10-inch nonstick frypan or stove top casserole dish, heat oil over medium temperature. Add chicken, then onion, stirring and cooking until chicken is brown and fork can be inserted with ease (about 5 minutes).

To chicken in frypan, add cooked rice and gumbo vegetables, stirring well. Reduce heat to lowest temperature, cover and let sit about 5 minutes.

Makes 4 servings
Source: National Chicken Council