Steps to Make Any-night-of-the-week Rice and Chicken Casserole

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, rice and chicken casserole. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

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. This chicken and rice casserole dinner from Delish.com is the easiest decision you'll make all week. This is a literal dump 'n bake recipe: You put the uncooked rice and onion, broth, and cream of mushroom soup into a casserole dish and then top with the chicken thighs.

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

The ingredients needed to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:

1. Take 1 pound carrots
2. Get 1 pound frozen broccoli
3. Take 1/2 cup butter
4. Get 1-1/2 cup long grain rice
5. Make ready 1 rib celery
6. Take 1 large onion diced
7. Get 3 quarts water
8. Get 3 cups instant rice
9. Make ready 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
10. Make ready 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
11. Get 2 tablespoons minced garlic
12. Take 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
13. Get Toppings——————
14. Take 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
15. Get 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. This yummy chicken and rice casserole needs to bake for a loooong time.

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!!

The chicken pieces are browned in olive oil, removed, and then the onions. 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! This Chicken and Rice casserole, while not a traditional hot dish, does contain the requisite components of one: creamy sauce, starch, protein and veggies.

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