Rice and Chicken Casserole
Rice and Chicken Casserole

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, rice and chicken casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Is there anything more comforting than a chicken & rice casserole?

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook rice and chicken casserole using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:
  1. Take 1 pound carrots
  2. Get 1 pound frozen broccoli
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup butter
  4. Make ready 1-1/2 cup long grain rice
  5. Take 1 rib celery
  6. Take 1 large onion diced
  7. Make ready 3 quarts water
  8. Take 3 cups instant rice
  9. Take 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
  10. Prepare 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
  11. Get 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  12. Take 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  13. Make ready Toppings——————
  14. Take 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  15. Prepare 1/2 stick butter
  16. Get 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder

First, note that we use chicken thighs, instead of the more popular (and more expensive) breasts. The thighs have more flavor and are a little fattier, so they won't dry out with long cooking. The chicken pieces are browned in olive oil, removed, and then the onions. Who doesn't love a combo of chicken and rice, right?!

Steps to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:
  1. Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Peel and slice the carrots. Dice the celery, add to the chicken and water and boil, add in the salt and pepper. After 15 minutes add the minced garlic and broccoli.
  3. Remove the chicken and take the skins off. I save mine to fry crispy latter for other recipes. Take and remove the meat off the bones. Chop the big pieces of chicken and return to pot. Add the long grain rice and boil for 15 minutes.
  4. Add instant rice to the bottom of the oven safe dish for the casserole.
  5. Mix the butter breadcrumbs and granulated garlic powder.
  6. Pour the chicken and liquids with the vegetables over the instant rice. Sir just a bit, to get the air bubbles out and the instant rice to rehydrate. Spread the breadcrumbs mix over the top of casserole.
  7. Put into the oven for an hour.
  8. Let rest 15 minutes and serve I hope you enjoy!!

We can do so much better and prepare chicken broccoli and rice casserole without canned soup, and in just ONE POT. This yummy chicken and rice casserole needs to bake for a loooong time. That's sort of sad if you live in the Philippines, but really happy if you live anywhere else. This chicken and rice casserole is frequently requested by my husband who grew up calling it "Forgotten Chicken." Simple and satisfying! Chicken and Rice Casserole is a classic family favorite here in the United States.

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