You know those nights where you stand gazing into the pantry or fridge wondering what to throw together for dinner? This casserole is often my answer. It’s not for a last minute meal, because it does have to bake, but the prep time is minimal.
Stop gazing into the pantry and pull out:
chicken, cooked and shredded
about 1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup rice
2 cans chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
pepper
I baked 3 small chicken breasts and shredded them for this dish. I really like to have chicken already to go for casseroles in the freezer. You can also substitute canned chicken if you’re very short on time.
Place the chicken in a casserole dish and sprinkle the rice over it. Stir the broth, soup and pepper together and pour over the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for an hour.
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Comfort food at its best!
Yumm! I could go for some of this right now!
And the cheese just goes on top?
Do you think this would work with brown rice? I’m thinking I would need to increase the liquid a little or maybe add to the baking time. What do you think?
oh that looks good…and super easy…I had no idea what to make tonight…I think you’ve solved it for me…thank YOu
Just being honest, that doesn’t look good to me. My main issue is the upper picture. Something about it isn’t appetizing.
sounds wonderful. This is something both my kids will like. One like mac-n-cheese and other like chicken.
As usual YUM!
Yes, I have those nights often! This looks yummy!
Brandy – the cheese kind of mixes in. I guess I put the cheese over the top of the rice then pour on the sauce. I didn’t say that in the post though. Sorry!
I have made it with brown rice and it’s good. You do have to increase the cooking time to about 1 1/2 hours.
Jacob – yeah, that picture isn’t the best and I almost didn’t post the recipe because of it. some things just aren’t very photogenic. But it does taste good, I promise!
I think it looks yummy!
This looks like the ultimate comfort food, and quick and easy also:)
Looks excellent. Think I’ll try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
dry or cooked rice?
I make something very similar to this, but I like to throw in a pack of frozen mixed veggies. I’ll definitely be trying your recipe, it sounds better than mine!
I won’t be home in time to make this tonight, so I am making it right now. Because I am using brown rice, I am letting it soak some before cooking.
Can’t wait to eat it. Thank you for sharing it.
Erin, the rice is dry. Just plain long-grain rice.
Oh, man, this looks so easy and cheesy. Two of my favorite things.
This looks wonderful. I try to keep all those ingredients on hand so I could easily make this.
This sounds easy and good!!!
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Made this last night– very good, some of the rice on the top was still a little crunchy. Should have read the info on the cheese? Couldn’t figure it out- I put it on top, would have probably been better with the cheese mixed in but it was very good.