Old School Chicken and Rice Casserole – seriously THE BEST!!! Everyone cleaned their plate and went back for seconds – even our picky eaters!!! Chicken, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery, onion powder, garlic powder, water, milk, instant rice and parmesan cheese. This has quickly become a family favorite! We make it at least once a month. SO good!!
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Pin This RecipeThis Old School Chicken and Rice Casserole is seriously delicious! We absolutely LOVED this casserole. We ate it for lunch and leftover for a couple of days afterward. SO good! This casserole is super easy to make. It was ready to go in the oven in minutes. This makes a TON. Next time I might split it between two pans and freeze one for later.
I used a whole rotisserie chicken in this casserole. If you don’t have a rotisserie chicken, you will need about 4 cups of cooked chicken for the casserole. This recipe uses three cans of Cream of Whatever soup. I always buy the 98% fat-free or Healthy Choice to cut down on fat and sodium. Our favorite part of the casserole was all the yummy parmesan cheese on top! YUM! This was a huge hit in our house. Chicken Legs has already requested this again for dinner. I can’t wait!
Old School Chicken and Rice Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 rotisserie chicken (4 cups cooked chopped chicken)
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (10.5-oz) can cream of celery soup
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups instant rice, uncooked
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, fresh or green can
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Remove skin from rotisserie chicken and discard. Remove chicken meat from bones and chop.
- In a large bowl, combine, chopped chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, cream of mushroom soup, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, water, milk and instant rice. Pour into prepared pan. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 40 to 50 minutes.
Notes:
- Can use reduced-fat or healthy choice soup.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken & Mushroom Soups in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon:
- Cream of Chjcken: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- Cream of Mushroom: https://amzn.to/3SkpNVv
- Need Gluten-free soup? You can buy it here:
- Cream of Chicken: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Cream of Mushroom: https://amzn.to/45WqyXY
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Substitute mushroom bouillon to make cream of mushroom soup.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon:
- Can use low-fat or fat-free milk.
Steph
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I made this last night. It was SO easy and delicious. I used chicken thighs that I diced and browned on the stove. I used chicken broth instead of water and added some jarred red pepper that I had in the refrigerator. I also spiced up with Italian seasoning and the remainder of my garlic, seasalt and rosemary mix. Next time I think I will also add some mushrooms. All in all one of the easiest dinners I made and delicious! Thank you so much. I will be looking over your site for more like this!
I tried this tonight and it was awesome! I loved it. Followed the recipe exactly this first time and it was so very yummy. Next time I will add wine in place of the water. It was fabulous though. A new favorite for sure. Thanks for the recipe!
Made this dish and everyone loved it. Used 3 cans of Cream of Chicken & Mushroom, because we don’t do cream of celery at my house and it was so good! Made green beans to go with it as a side. Will definitely be making this again!
I boiled and chopped two large chicken breasts. Used 2 cans of cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of mushroom because a can of cream of celery has never even made it into my house. Added broccoli and chives and used cream instead of milk just because I had some cream I needed to use. It was good but I reheated leftovers for lunch the next day and added some shredded cheddar cheese and it was excellent.
I have some Jazmine bag rice do you think that would work? Really trying to dump mix & go lol!
No. This recipe is formulated for instant rice.
Do I cook the rice before I mix it with the other ingredients?
no