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Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
This comfort food casserole is a whole meal in one dish. It is cheesy, creamy and loaded with the good stuff. It is a great fill your bell meal that comes together quickly, starting with dry rice and raw chicken.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
35
minutes
mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Author:
Carlee
Ingredients
6
Tablespoons
butter
divided
21
ounces
cream of chicken soup
2 cans
½
teaspoon
garlic powder
½
teaspoon
onion powder
½
teaspoon
ground black pepper
1
cup
milk
2
cups
chicken broth
12
ounces
broccoli florets
fresh or defrosted
1½
cups
long grain rice
uncooked
1
pound
Velveeta cheese
or similar
1½
pounds
chicken breast
2
cups
cornflakes
crushed
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to
375
°F
. Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in a 9x13" pan.
Stir the cream of chicken, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, rice, broth and milk together in the pan.
Cut the broccoli and chicken into bite sized pieces. Cut the cheese into cubes. Scatter all three over the top of the rice mixture.
Cover with foil and bake for 55 minutes. Stir and set aside.
Melt the remaining 4 Tablespoons of butter and stir into the cornflake crumbs. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
Bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of
165
°F
.
Let sit for 10 minutes then serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
Serving
|
Calories:
507
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
27
g
|
Protein:
40
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
15
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
146
mg
|
Sodium:
1413
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
7
g
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