Chicken Cheddar Rice with Asparagus

Ingredients (11)

• 2 cup fresh asparagus tips broken in 2-inch pieces, or frozen French cut green beans, thawed
• 2 cup water
• 2 oz cheddar cheese (1/2 cup) reduced-fat, shredded sharp
• 8 oz chicken thigh meat boneless, skinless, trimmed of fat and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1.5 cup onion(s) diced
• 1 Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup uncooked brown rice preferably parboiled variety
• 2 tsp chicken bouillon granules sodium-free
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 4 clove medium garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 tsp thyme leaves dried