CHICKEN CONTINENTAL

3 to 4 lb frying chicken cut-up
1/3 cup seasoned flour (season with poultry seasonings to suit your taste)
1/4 cup butter
1 can (10 1/2 oz)condensed cream of chicken soup
2 1/2 tbsp grated onion
1 tsp salt
dash of pepper
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1/2 tsp celery flakes
1/8 tsp thyme
1 1/3 cups water
1 1/2 cups Minute Rice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll chicken pieces in flour and brown in butter. Remove chicken from pan. Into the pan and drippings, stir in soup, onion, salt, pepper, parsley, celery, and thyme. Stir while bringing to a boil. Spread Minute Rice into a 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole dish. Reserve 1/3 cup of the soup mixture and pour rest over the rice. Stir to moisten all the rice. Top rice with chicken pieces and pour reserved soup over chicken. Bake, covered, for 30-40 minutes until chicken is done.