Chicken and Rice ****UPDATE****
*******UPDATE*******
I have updated this post with a recipe. Please see bottom of page for recipe.
Since I was a little girl my dad has made chicken and rice casserole. A warm and comforting concoction of rice, chicken and veggies wrapped in a creamy sauce and topped with gooey delicious cheese. There are tons of recipes out there ranging from using wild rice and those nasty bagged square veggies to pre-cooking everything or just throwing it all in the crockpot to simmer away all day. Makes my heart flutter to just think about it. Luckily I don't have to just think about it anymore since I convinced dad to share his recipe with me after a Thanksgiving visit to see them. I'm sorry it has taken me this long to roll it out to you, this time of year is Extremely busy for me. But now you don't have to sit around tapping your fingers on the desk waiting for another dinner idea from me, because I am going to share it with you. So if you are wondering what to fix tonight, consider this easy and filling dish for your family. Check it out.
The ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken breast, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, onion, frozen peas, celery, carrot, white rice and cheddar cheese.
First put your rice on to cook. But slightly undercook it, cause it will cook for just a short time more in the oven.
Then saute up onions and celery.
Then add the carrot.
Then add the diced chicken and cook till it is opaque. Then add the cream of chicken, chicken broth, and frozen peas.
Stir to combine, and season to taste.
After it has simmered for a few minutes I add in the cooked rice and some more chicken broth to make it kinda soupy like. I don't have the exact measurements since we just pour until it looks right to us. Then I pour it all into a pan and cover it with aged sharp cheddar and pop it into the oven.
After allowing it to bake for 30-40 minutes the cheese gets all bubbly and gooey. Pull it out of the oven and dig in! Allow it to cool first, don't want ya to burn your mouth!
Let me say I'm sorry for not having a cut and dry recipe for you. I will work on the measurements and get back to you with them soon.
Stevie's Chicken and Rice
Serves approx 6-8
2 whole chicken breasts cut into bite size
2 Cans Cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 Lg package of Fiesta cheese (or cheese you like)
1 Box Chicken Broth
2 Cans Veg-all 303 (I used fresh carrot and celery diced up small)
1/2 medium size onion, diced
3 cups instant rice, cooked in chicken broth not water
Cook rice then set aside. In a large pan, saute onion and chicken until chicken is opaque and completely cooked. Add Cream of chicken soup and Veg all.
Simmer until thickened. Mix in 3/4 of cheese. Place rice in 13x9 baking dish pour chicken mixture over top and mix in. Top with rest of shredded cheese.
Bake covered at 350 for about 15 minutes then uncovered for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, cool slightly and serve.