Rice and Chicken Casserole
Rice and Chicken Casserole

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, rice and chicken casserole. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken and rice casseroles are a staple of American cooking. This version uses cream of mushroom, cream of celery, and cream of chicken to give a rich flavor to a quick school-night dinner when getting your back-to-school Reviews for: Photos of Mamaw's Chicken and Rice Casserole. Is there anything more comforting than a chicken & rice casserole?

Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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. Get 1 pound carrots
  2. Prepare 1 pound frozen broccoli
  3. Get 1/2 cup butter
  4. Make ready 1-1/2 cup long grain rice
  5. Prepare 1 rib celery
  6. Take 1 large onion diced
  7. Take 3 quarts water
  8. Make ready 3 cups instant rice
  9. Get 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
  10. Take 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
  11. Take 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  12. Make ready 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  13. Make ready Toppings——————
  14. Take 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  15. Get 1/2 stick butter
  16. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder

A lot of times nowadays, chicken and rice casserole comes from a box or is made from a bunch of canned ingredients. This Chicken and Rice casserole, while not a traditional hot dish, does contain the requisite components of one: creamy sauce, starch, protein and veggies. Though without the canned soup nor tater tots, like in Meggan's Cowboy Casserole, I can't really see that it would be considered one. 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. Chicken and Rice Casserole is the epitome of a casserole. It doesn't really get much better or easier to make. This simple recipe for Chicken Rice Casserole really has a lot of flavor, and it's so easy to put together. Chicken drumsticks or thighs are less expensive than chicken breasts anyway, and they have more flavor.

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