Delicious cheesy chicken and rice recipe

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of chicken soup

Homemade sauce can reduce preservatives while cream of chicken is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese maintains flavor with fewer calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Clean and place 3 leg quarters in a pressure cooker.

Add 2 quarts of water to the pressure cooker.

Sprinkle 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken bouillon and 1 teaspoon of salt over the chicken.

Seal the pressure cooker and cook on high temperature for 35 minutes.

Once cooked, remove the chicken and set aside to cool, then shred off the bone.

In the same pot, add 2 cups of long grain white rice without any seasonings.

Measure and add enough liquid (approximately 3 cups) to just cover the rice.

Seal the pressure cooker and cook the rice on high pressure for 7 minutes.

Preheat the oven and prepare a baking dish (9x13 or 9x11).

Grate the cheese and set aside for later use.

Combine the shredded chicken with the cooked rice in a bowl.

Add 1 can of mixed vegetables to the rice and chicken mixture.

Mix in 2 teaspoons of black pepper, 2 teaspoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of onion powder, and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder into the rice and chicken.

In a skillet, melt 1 stick of butter and add the frozen seasoning blend (onions, celery, bell peppers).

Cook the vegetables until they are wilted and soft, draining excess liquid if necessary.

Add 2 heaping tablespoons of flour to the skillet and cook until the raw flour taste is gone.

Gradually add chicken broth to the skillet while stirring to avoid lumps.

Taste the mixture to ensure the flour taste is gone and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Combine the cooked vegetable mixture with the rice and chicken mixture, adding most of the cheese and reserving some for topping.

Adjust the consistency with additional liquid if needed, ensuring it's firm but not runny.

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