Cheesy Chicken Casserole

⏱ 70 mins 🍽 ['6', '1 casserole'] 🌶 american 🏷 Main course

This comforting American dinner casserole combines tender rice, shredded chicken and a generous amount of Cheddar cheese with vegetables like broccoli and mushrooms. Bound with cream of mushroom soup and seasoned with a hint of cayenne, it bakes into a golden, bubbly dish perfect for a family meal. The preparation is straightforward, resulting in a satisfying one-pan bake that serves six.

Cheesy Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1.5 cooked boneless chicken breasts, shredded, or more to taste
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 0.75 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 0.75 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine the water, chicken broth and rice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
  2. As the rice cooks, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  3. Put the shredded chicken into a large casserole dish. Mix in the cooked rice, condensed soup, water chestnuts, Cheddar cheese, broccoli, mushrooms, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Stir everything together thoroughly, then smooth the surface.
  4. Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake until the top is golden brown and the mixture is bubbling, 30 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories470 kcal
Fat23 g
Sugars3 g
Protein31 g
Sodium877 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMain course
Cuisineamerican
Authorkpaigel