Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Serving spoon filled with rice casserole.

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

This is one of our favorite easy dinner recipes! Chicken Rice Bake is a meal the whole family will love!

Course Lunch or Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Resting time 10

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 752kcal

Author Deb Clark

Equipment

9x13 casserole dish

Ingredients

1 small onion diced
3-4 cups cooked chicken cut into small cubes
2 teaspoons ranch dressing mix
1 ½ cup long grain rice uncooked
10 ounce cream of chicken soup
14.5 ounce chicken broth
12 ounce evaporated milk
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup fried onions
1 cup cheddar cheese
minced parsley - optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x11 casserole dish, set aside.
Dice the onions and cooked chicken breast.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the chicken soup, evaporated milk, ranch dressing mix and chicken broth until creamy. Add in the chicken, raw broccoli, onion, rice and half the cheese. Stir to combine.
Pour chicken, broccoli rice cheese sauce into prepared casserole dish. Top with fried onions and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes until the rice is cooked and the dish is hot and bubbly.
At the end of the cooking time, remove it from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Optional - after resting, remove the foil and place it underneath the broiler for 2-3 minutes until the top is golden brown. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve!

Notes

If you're making this for a potluck, wrap the casserole in several layers of aluminum foil and a thick towel prior to transporting. Then place it in an insulated cooler. You'll be surprised how long this will stay warm!

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