Bacon Rice and Chicken Bake

My hubby was at a convention for 4 days so I decided to make him a home cooked meal when he got home yesterday.  This is what I made and everyone liked it! Well, A and J had a problem with the bacon because it wasn't "crunchy" but they still liked it overall. Hubs was thrilled since he was sick of McDonald's (only cheap eats at the hotel), trail mix and beef jerky. lol

Ingredients:

3-4 pounds chicken (I used boneless/skinless chicken thighs)
8 slices thin cut bacon (enough to line the bottom of your 9x13 pan) I used a package of pre-cooked.
1 1/2 cup long grain rice (not minute rice)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups hot water
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp zesty seasoning salt
salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line bottom of  9x13 with bacon. Sprinkle rice over bacon. Mix 2 cans of soup with 1 1/2 cups hot water and remaining seasonings. Pour 3/4 of mixture over rice, saving some to cover chicken. Add the chicken on top of the rice and soup.  Pour the rest of the soup mixture over the tops of the chicken. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake in oven for 2 hours. FYI: Bacon is mostly for flavor and will not be crisp.
 

Chicken out of the oven, it's baked so it won't be crispy.

Serve with veggie and rolls. Enjoy!