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Baked chicken casserole in baking dish with serving spoon.
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Lemon Chicken Casserole Recipe

Everything about this lemon chicken rice bake screams deliciousness! It's an easy casserole recipe your whole family will love.
Course Lunch or Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 476kcal
Author Deb Clark

Ingredients

  • 4-6 bone-in chicken thighs
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 packet ranch seasoning mix that's the powdered mix in a packet.
  • 1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
  • 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup
  • 10.5 ounces chicken broth
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 11x14- baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
  • Add flour and 1 tablespoon ranch seasoning mix to small plate. Dredge chicken in flour mixture. Set aside.
  • Heat skillet over medium to medium high heat. Add olive oil, fry chicken skin side down 5-6 minutes until golden brown, flip lightly brown side two.
  • While chicken is browning, mixture together sauce. Combine cream of chicken soup, chicken stock, remaining ranch seasoning, parmesan cheese and rice. Whisk until combined .
  • Pour sauce mixture into prepared casserole dish. Top with browned chicken. Lay lemon sliced over the chicken and rice. Cover tightly with foil.
  • Bake 60 minutes or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with minced green onions.

Notes

Garnish with additional grated lemon peel, chopped parsley or fresh chives.

Nutrition

Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 2923mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 256mg | Iron: 2mg