Mirage Raceway Rice Dishes, by Wrathfulfury

Here are four great ways to prepare delicious rice and chicken dinners! Basically, when you choose which flavor you'd like, add the extra ingredients into Step 1 of your rice preparation.

What you need:
1 large pan with a lid
Olive Oil (Don't be stingy, you will need for frying the rice too.)
1-2 Onions; diced and sauteed
1-1/2 cups Long Grain Rice, uncooked
1-2 Chicken breasts, cooked

**Note** If your chicken is not cooked, here is a tip to cook it faster. Chop the chicken into small pieces, and cook the chicken in a skillet on high with a little olive oil. This will take about 3-6 minutes depending on the size and amount you use. You can be cooking your chicken while you're chopping your veggies, and starting on the rice. Just add it into the rice when it is cooked.

For the Rices:
Step 1. If you are starting from scratch, cook your rice. To cook it use 1 cup or rice, 2 cups of liquid. You can add the onion now, or after 10 minutes of the simmer (in Step 2).

Step 2. Put this all in a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, cover the rice and turn the temperature down to medium-low. Let it simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally (basically after 10 minutes stir it, and again at 15 or 20).

Wrathfulfury's 4 Seasoning Variations
These four recipes taste particularly good with the Ancona Chickens you can get down at the Mirage Raceway track. You can substitute the Anconas with supermarket chickens.

**Remember** These seasonings are variations that should be added in Step 1 of your rice preparation.

Basic Seasoned Chicken Rice
Instead of cooking the rice in water, use 1 cup of white wine, and 1 can of chicken broth.

Add diced carrot into the rice with your diced onion. Also, add a can of corn (or about a handful of frozen corn).

Tequila and Lime Chicken Rice
Instead of cooking the rice in water, use 1 cup of tequila, 2 cups of salsa, and 1 cup of chicken broth.

Add diced green chillies and corn to taste.

Jerked Chicken Rice
Instead of water, use 1/2 cup jerk seasoning, 1 cup rum, and 1 can of chicken broth.

Add diced carrot, celery, and bell pepper to onions.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice
Instead of water, use 1 cup sake, 1 cup teriyaki sauce, and 1/2-1 cup of chicken broth.

Add diced carrots, peas, and bits of pineapple. Yum!



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Kim'Jael's Stuffed Chicken Cordon Bleu

Melted Swiss, and a thick slice of ham embedded in a chicken breast; baked to warm and gooey perfection. This is a classic dish that is really simple to make. It makes me think of leveling outside of Stormwind. All the little chickens, pigs, and cows walking around, never knowing that I would hit 'em with my mace. Mmm, they sure were tasty!



You can serve it with a cream sauce or by itself. The breadcrumbs can be a little dry so I do recommend preparing a sauce. If you don't like the creamy sauces, you can try this with chicken gravy, but use sparingly as that will drown out the flavor of the chicken.

The cream sauces for the Cordon Bleu are usually pretty simple. Use a base of heavy cream, a little butter (1-2 tablespoons), and then are seasoned with onions (or shallots). I like to add a little garlic, and some fresh chopped parsley.

What you need:
2 Chicken Breasts
3 slices of Swiss Cheese
2 thick slices of Ham
1 Egg
Breadcrumbs to coat

Step 1. Preheat your oven to 350. While this is heating you have 2 options with your chicken.

Option A. Butterfly the chicken breast (slice it open, but do not cut all the way through, so that it resembles butterfly wings). This option will allow you to easily stuff the breast.

Option B. With a meat hammer pound the chicken breast to about a 1/4 inch height. This option will allow you to wrap the thinned breast around the Ham and Swiss. If you are serving to company this option has the visual appeal.

Step 2. Stuff or wrap your chicken around the ham and Swiss.

Step 3. Quickly beat your egg, and dip the stuffed chicken. In a separate bowl, add the breadcrumbs. Dip your egg-coated chicken into the breadcrumbs, coating the surface.

Step 4. Lay the chicken onto an oven-safe pan (coat with foil for easy cleanup).

Step 5. Bake the chicken for 35-40 minutes. To make sure that your chicken is cooked, jab it with a fork. If the juice is clear, then you're good. If the juice is pink, cook it for another 5-7 minutes, then check it again.



Enjoy with some wine! (As long as you're of age that is.) ;)