Recipe: Delicious Chicken and Rice Casserole

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Chicken and Rice Casserole. 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. This chicken and rice casserole dinner from Delish.com is the easiest decision you'll make all week. Is there anything more comforting than a chicken & rice casserole?

Chicken and Rice Casserole I see beautiful chicken and rice casserole recipes online all the time but when I click over to look at them, most of them are made with instant rice and I HATE INSTANT RICE so I suck my teeth and move on. An easy casserole recipe for creamy rice and fork-tender chicken that cooks in one dish. Chicken and Rice Casserole is a classic family favorite here in the United States. You can have Chicken and Rice Casserole using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken and Rice Casserole

  1. It's 2 of chicken breasts cut into 8 pieces.
  2. It's 1/2 pound of cooked brown rice.
  3. You need 1 can of black beans rinsed.
  4. You need 1 can of cream of chicken soup.
  5. It's 8 oz of sour cream.
  6. It's 8 oz of shredded cheddar cheese.

In this recipe I've stuck with a completely "from scratch" concept. A lot of times nowadays chicken and rice casserole comes from a box or is made from a bunch of canned ingredients. Who doesn't love a combo of chicken and rice, right?! 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 step by step

  1. Lay cut chicken in 9x13 casserole dish. Arrange about 2-3 inches apart just enough to "fill" the dish. Set aside..
  2. Mix together cooked brown rice, cream of chicken soup, rinsed black beans and sour cream in a medium size bowl..
  3. Cover chicken with rice mixture and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and the chicken is done..
  4. Turn off oven and sprinkle with cheese and leave in oven for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve..

This chicken and rice casserole is frequently requested by my husband who grew up calling it "Forgotten Chicken." Simple and satisfying! And then, like a true casserole lover, smother it with cheese or sour cream or something really bad for you. No, it doesn't have to be bad for you. How to Make Chicken and Rice Casserole. First, note that we use chicken thighs, instead of the more popular (and more expensive) breasts.