Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, rice and chicken casserole. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Casseroles are the king of one-pot meals, and this cheesy chicken and rice recipe delivers. Everything, even the rice, cooks in a single baking dish so all you have to do is pop it into the oven. Is there anything more comforting than a chicken & rice casserole?

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. 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. Make ready 1 pound frozen broccoli
3. Prepare 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. Make ready 3 quarts water
8. Make ready 3 cups instant rice
9. Make ready 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
10. Take 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
11. Make ready 2 tablespoons minced garlic
12. Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
13. Get Toppings——————
14. Get 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
15. Get 1/2 stick butter
16. Prepare 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. Chicken and Rice Casserole is a classic family favorite here in the United States.

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!!

In this recipe we'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. 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. Who doesn't love a combo of chicken and rice, right?!

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