Chicken Florentine Rice Casserole

Description

An excellent and easy casserole that I actually made up with what I had one night when I was broke. I even surprised myself!

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 4 cubes chicken bouillon
  • 2 cups instant brown rice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup margarine

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a medium saucepan
  3. boil 2 cups water and chicken bouillon. Stir in rice. Remove from heat
  4. and set aside. In a small bowl
  5. mix cornstarch with remaining water.
  6. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in skillet with thyme
  7. sage
  8. basil
  9. parsley
  10. and marjoram. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Drain and cube.
  11. Stir onion into the skillet
  12. and cook 5 minutes
  13. or until browned and tender.
  14. In a large bowl
  15. thoroughly mix rice
  16. cornstarch mixture
  17. chicken
  18. onion
  19. spinach
  20. and cottage cheese.
  21. Transfer the mixture to a medium baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Top with Parmesan cheese
  22. and dot with margarine. Bake
  23. covered
  24. 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cover
  25. and continue baking 15 minutes
  26. until surface is lightly browned.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 8

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