Homey Chicken and Rice Casserole

Description

This tasty and comforting dish is a cinch to throw together, and you’d never suspect that the creaminess comes from reduced-fat ingredients. It lends itself to substitution, so if you’re not a fan of certain tastes, you can easily switch to another variety of cream soup and/or use other veggies. I recommend using rotisserie chicken for added convenience.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups sliced white mushrooms
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can fat-free cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup light sour cream
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY’S®)
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup crushed garlic-and-butter flavor croutons

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
  2. Bring rice and 1 1/4 cup chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
  3. cover
  4. and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed
  5. 20 to 25 minutes.
  6. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and onion in hot oil until mushrooms are soft and onion is translucent
  7. 5 to 7 minutes. Stir chicken
  8. chicken soup
  9. sour cream
  10. milk
  11. 1/2 cup chicken broth
  12. seasoned salt
  13. and black pepper into the mushroom mixture. Reduce heat to low. Add cooked rice to the saucepan; stir until rice is evenly mixed in. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
  14. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes. Top casserole with Cheddar cheese and crushed croutons; bake until top begins to brown
  15. about another 10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 4

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