Baked Cracked Out Chicken and Rice recipe – chicken, cheddar, bacon, ranch, rice, cream of chicken soup and milk. Mix together, cover and bake. Ready in about 30 minutes! Everyone LOVES this super easy weeknight dinner recipe!!
This is no ordinary Chicken and Rice. This is “Cracked Out” Chicken and Rice – chicken, rice, cheddar, Ranch and bacon. YUM! This takes ordinary chicken and rice from good to great!
We absolutely loved this dish. How could we not? It is so delicious and super simple to make. I used my weeknight dinner secret weapon – rotisserie chicken – at it came together in minutes. I had it ready and waiting when the oven was finally preheated. To make sure the rice gets cooked thoroughly and doesn’t burn on the bottom, I stir this about half way through the cooking time. Turns out perfect every time!
Yield: serves 4
Cracked Out Chicken and Rice
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 35 MINStotal time: 40 mins
ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked,chopped chicken
- 1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 (1-oz) packet dry Original Ranch dressing mix
- 3/4 cup regular rice (not instant)
- 1 (10.75-oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup milk (I used 1%)
instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly spray a 9×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Combine all ingredients and pour into prepared pan.
- Cover dish with foil. Bake for 35-40 minutes, stirring midway through cooking time.
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What would happen if you did use Minute Rice? I have a ton of it but no regular rice.
Wow! This looks great! I love chicken and rice but you really did it with this recipe. I can't resist the bacon, ranch and cheddar. Definitely going into my weeknight rotation!
Love me some crack ANYTHING! Can't wait to try it Steph!
Thank you Stephanie, will try this soon.
I was hurting for dinner stuff too, going to make this tonight!
Your recipes are always the best! Definitely will give this a try. My favorite of yours is the chicken dish with the orange marmalade.
This recipe looks perfect for dinner tonight! I am curious about something – I notice in a lot of your dinner plate pictures, lima beans seem to be your vegetable choice. Are lima beans a southern "staple"? I've never eaten lima beans unless they were mixed up with other vegetables. How do you cook them so they taste good? 🙂
It’s been along time since you asked this question, so I’m not sure if you’ll see this reply. Lima beans, or as we sometimes call them, butter beans, are my favorite vegetable. I cook mine in water with a couple of chicken bouillon cubes added. You can also add a little bacon grease which makes them really good. I buy mine frozen and just simmer them until they’re done. They should be soft. Hope this helps.
I need this, like I need it right now! I would totally eat all of this haha, I know this recipe is fabulous! Love it!
justanotherperson – it is cooked chicken. I updated the recipe. Thanks!
Can't wait to try it out…I've made several of your recipes and they have all been wonderful! thanks for the great post
Yumm!! Looks great! 🙂 Definitely something we would enjoy – saving this one.
Wonder if brown rice would work in this recipe?
is that raw or cooked chicken
Recipe says cooked chicken.
Campero – no, do not cook the rice first.
Do you cook the rice first?