Best Creamy Chicken Rice Casserole Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add mushrooms and shallots and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender and browned, 10 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the flour. Stir to combine and cook 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, whisking constantly, and bring to a boil. Add chicken and rice and return to a simmer. Stir in peas, parsley, and sour cream; season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish. Top with breadcrumbs.
• Bake until top is golden brown and mixture is warm throughout, 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY CREAMY CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a deep 9x13-inch (or larger) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix chicken stock, condensed soups, melted butter, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
• Spread rice on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with cubed chicken. Carefully pour stock-soup mixture over top, being careful it doesn't overflow. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over top to cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is cooked through and cheese is nicely browned, 60 to 75 minutes, depending on size of chicken cubes. Remove from the oven and cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook wild rice in 1 2/3 cups water as directed on package, drain if necessary.
• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons water to boiling. Cook celery, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms in water, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender; remove from heat.
• Stir in soup and milk. Stir in cooked wild rice and remaining ingredients. Spoon into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
• Cover; bake 30 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

CREAMY CURRIED CHICKEN-AND-RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice as directed on package. Preheat oven to 400°F. Over medium-high heat, sauté onion, curry, and salt in oil for 3 minutes. Stir in flour. Whisk in milk 1/4 cup at a time. Bring liquid to a boil and immediately reduce the heat and continue cooking, whisking frequently for another 6 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Combine sauce, cooked rice, peas, carrots, red pepper, lemon juice, chicken, and cilantro. Coat an 8" x 8" baking dish with cooking spray; transfer mixture to baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes longer.

EASY CREAMY CURRY CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
• In a frypan, saute the onion, garlic, salt and curry for about 4 minutes.
• Whisk in flour.
• Add in half and half (1/4-cup at a time) bring to a boil then reduce the heat immediately, and continue cooking whisking frequently for about another 5 minutes, or until sauce thickens.
• In a bowl combine cooked rice, peas, carrots, red bell pepper, lemon juice and cooked chicken, and add in to the sauce in the frypan; toss to combine.
• Season with black pepper to taste.
• Transfer the mixture to prepared baking dish.
• Cover with foil and bake for about 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes longer.

CREAMY CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the chicken, water, salt, garlic and thyme in a large kettle or Dutch oven. Cover and cook until chicken is tender, about 1-1/4 hours. , Remove chicken from broth; cool. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and cut meat into chunks. Set aside. Skim fat from broth. Place 3-1/2 cups broth in a bowl (save remaining broth for another use); add chicken and remaining ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until rice is tender.

CREAMY WILD RICE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2-quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute until they release some moisture and begin to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove mushrooms from pan.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in the same skillet. Saute chicken pieces until browned. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste.
• Combine the rice, chicken, mushrooms, and 3/4 of the jar of Alfredo sauce in the prepared baking dish. Mix well, and then spread remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle crushed crackers evenly over casserole and drizzle 1 tablespoon melted butter over top.
• Bake until heated through and topping is golden, about 30 minutes. Garnish with parsley.

CREAMY CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Cook the rice according to package directions.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook under tender 6-8 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until tender 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the spinach.
• Wipe out skillet and heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Sprinkle flour over the oil and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer whisking often until thickened about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add cheese, red pepper, salt and pepper; stir until the cheese melts and sauce is smooth.
• Shred chicken, discarding skin and bones. Add the chicken and rice to the cheese mixture and toss to coat.
• Fold in the spinach mushroom mixture.
• Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Cover with foil and bake until bubbling around the edges 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CREAMY CHICKEN, BROCCOLI AND BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13" baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Bring broth to a boil in a medium pot. Once boiling, add rice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook broccoli according to package directions and set aside.
• In a medium pan, heat one teaspoons olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté under tender, about 5-6 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, add remaining teaspoons of olive oil and cook diced chicken breast over medium-high heat until cooked through. Season with ½ teaspoons of salt. Remove from pan and set aside with onion mixture.
• To make the cheese sauce, whisk together ½ cup of milk and flour. Add to pan along with the other 1½ cups of milk. Whisk for about 5 minutes over medium heat, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from hear and add yogurt, 1 cup of cheese, remaining 1/2 teaspoons of salt and pepper to taste.
• Pre-heat broiler. In a large bowl, stir together rice, broccoli, onion mixture, chicken and cheese sauce. Pour mixture in the greased baking dish. Top with remaining ½ cup of cheese and broil casserole until cheese is melted.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and stir; bake until bubbly and rice and vegetables are tender, 20-25 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN & RICE POT PIE/CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 5 qt pot:
• 1) Cook chopped onions and celery in the butter for 10 minutes on medium heat.
• 2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3) Add both cans of soup, chicken stock,sage, and thyme to pot and mix thoroughly, turn heat down to med-low.
• 4) Add Chicken, Rice, and Veggies mix thoroughly and heat to a simmer.
• 5) Using a 9x13 pan (we use glass) (lightly spray if using metal) pour heated filling into pan.
• 6)Bake covered for 30-40 minutes or until bubbling.
• 7) Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes until serving.
• **Optional Cheese or Pot Pie Topping**.
• At step 6 , uncover sprinkle with cheese and return to oven until cheese melts. Continue with step 7 and Enjoy!
• For Pot Pie Crust.
• After step 4, while filling is warming to a simmer mix the Bisquick, Milk, Sage and Thyme. After pouring the hot filling into your pan spread the top with your Bisquick mixture. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes uncovered or until Bisquick crust has risen and lightly browned. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 min before serving.
• ***Cooks Note***.
• Play with the recipe and make it your own. If you and yours like garlic (like we do!) add some to the filling mix and the Bisquick crust mix to your liking. We have also added onion powder, red pepper flakes if you like some heat, mixed the cheese in and still used the Bisquick crust. Really your imagination is your limitation. :o) If you don't have time for baking you could serve this right out of your 5 qt pan once heated through and the frozen veggies hot. We have done this too on those busy, got to get there nights.
• Wishing you and yours a hearty enjoyable meal!
• *** All ovens cook differently, the times given are a good rule of thumb but make sure you check periodically while baking to see what time frame works in your oven).

CREAMY CHICKEN, RICE AND SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Combine all ingredients except corn flake crumbs and margarine; spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix remaining ingredients; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Cover.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and stir; bake until bubbly and rice and vegetables are tender, 20-25 minutes. If desired, top with chopped green onions., Freeze option: Freeze cooled casserole mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little water if necessary.

CREAMY CHICKEN & WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients in oven safe casserole dish.
• Top with additional cheddar cheese if desired.
• Cook for 25-30 minutes until warm and bubbly.
• Let cool 5 minutes before serving, to allow casserole to set a bit.

CREAMY CURRIED CHICKEN-AND-RICE CASSEROLE FROM SELF MAGAZINE

Steps:

• Cook rice as directed on package. Preheat oven to 400°F. Over medium-high heat, sauté onion, curry, and salt in oil for 3 minutes. Stir in flour. Whisk in milk 1/4 cup at a time. Bring liquid to a boil and immediately reduce the heat and continue cooking, whisking frequently for another 6 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Combine sauce, cooked rice, peas, carrots, red pepper, lemon juice, chicken, and cilantro. Coat an 8" x 8" baking dish with cooking spray; transfer mixture to baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes longer. Nutritional analysis per serving: 333 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 49 g carbohydrates, 24 g protein, 7 g fiber

CREAMY MEXICAN CHICKEN & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare chicken and rice.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Mix together soups, tomatoes, and broth.
• In a large casserole dish, layer half of chicken, soup mixture, and cheese. Repeat.
• Top with crushed chips.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until bubbling; serve over rice.
• NOTE: The chips get pretty dark--if you are afraid they will burn cover the casserole.

CREAMY TURKEY & RICE CASSEROLE (CHICKEN, TOO)

Steps:

• Prepare rice as instructed on package.
• In skillet, brown turkey in 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil, drizzling it evenly over turkey. Your meat shouldn't be chunky (small pieces). Place in large mixing bowl.
• In same skillet, add remaining olive oil, sherry and sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic until tender.
• In sm-medium bowl, mix together sour cream, mayo, ground pepper, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
• Combine soup mixture into large bowl with meat mixture and mix well.
• Stir rice into meat mixture until covered well (don't overwork the rice - prevents mushy results).
• Spray oil over an oblong casserole dish and pour mixture evenly into dish.
• Sprinkle grated cheese evenly over top of mixture.
• Bake COVERED for 40-45 minutes until bubbly.
• Before adding cheese, if you think your mixture looks a little dry, evenly pour 3-6 tablespoons of cream or milk over the top. Fork a few tiny openings for cream to work its way down into casserole dish.

CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 11 x 8 baking dish (or one of similar size).
• In a large shallow bowl, combine flour with the parmesan, garlic powder, onion powder, and ½ of the lemon zest. Season generously with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly with a fork. Dredge each piece of chicken on all sides with flour mixture. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil until shimmering but not smoking. Add chicken skin side down, and sear until golden, 6 minutes. Flip and cook until the opposite side is golden, around 6 minutes more. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Stir together the soup, water, rice, garlic, and remaining lemon zest in your prepared baking dish. Place the chicken on the rice mixture and layer lemon slices over the top of each piece. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is done and the rice is tender. To develop a deeper color, uncover the dish for the last 5-10 minutes of baking. Sprinkle on the sliced basil. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir the rice and season to taste before serving.

CREAMY BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cook rice fully Cook chicken fully Combine all ingredients in casserole dish Bake 20 minutes on 350 degrees

CREAMY BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cream cheese spread, milk and seasonings in large bowl until blended. Stir in marinara sauce. Add rice, chicken, green beans and basil; mix well.
• Spoon into 2.5-qt. casserole dish, mine is 4x13x9, sprayed with non-stick cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 30 minutes. Uncover and stir. Combine remaining ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake 20-25 minutes or until casserole is heated through and topping is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.