How To Make Chicken and Rice Casserole

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of chicken soup

Homemade sauce can reduce sodium and additives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories without sacrificing taste.

Cut chicken breasts into strips.

Season chicken with seasoned salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.

Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté the seasoned chicken until cooked through.

In another pot, bring water to a boil for Minute Rice.

Add Minute Rice to boiling water, using equal parts water and rice, and add a couple tablespoons of butter.

Sauté chopped onion, bell pepper, and celery in the skillet until softened.

Open the can of cream of chicken soup and mix with chicken broth until creamy.

Add sautéed vegetables to the cream of chicken mixture and stir well.

Grease the bottom of the baking dish with a little butter.

Layer the cooked chicken in the greased baking dish.

Add the cooked rice on top of the chicken.

Pour the cream of chicken and vegetable mixture over the rice and chicken.

Place the dish in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C).

Optionally, add cheese on top before baking, though the creator prefers it without cheese.

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