Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, rice and chicken casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have rice and chicken casserole using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:
- Get 1 pound carrots
- Make ready 1 pound frozen broccoli
- Take 1/2 cup butter
- Take 1-1/2 cup long grain rice
- Prepare 1 rib celery
- Take 1 large onion diced
- Take 3 quarts water
- Get 3 cups instant rice
- Prepare 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
- Take 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- Make ready 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Take 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Prepare Toppings——————
- Prepare 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- Take 1/2 stick butter
- Make ready 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:
- Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit
- 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.
- 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.
- Add instant rice to the bottom of the oven safe dish for the casserole.
- Mix the butter breadcrumbs and granulated garlic powder.
- 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.
- Put into the oven for an hour.
- 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. This yummy chicken and rice casserole needs to bake for a loooong time. That's sort of sad if you live in the Philippines, but really happy if you live anywhere else. This chicken and rice casserole is frequently requested by my husband who grew up calling it "Forgotten Chicken." Simple and satisfying!
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