Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole is a easy way to make a delicious meal your family will love. It is a creamy and easy comfort food dinner to bring from your oven to table in 30 minutes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cheesy chicken and rice casserole
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Calories 787kcal
Author Shannon
Ingredients
2cupscooked chicken breastshredded
3cupswhite ricecooked
4tbspbutter
1tbspgarlicminced
¼cupflour
½tspgarlic salt
½tspgarlic powder
1tsppepper
¼cupwhite cooking wine
2cupschicken stock
3-1/2cupsgrated cheddar cheesedivided
Fresh parsley to garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large saucepan melt butter and stir in minced garlic. Cook over medium high heat for 30 seconds. Pour in flour, garlic salt, garlic powder, and pepper, whisk to combine. Add in cooking wine and chicken stock and continue to whisk until sauce begins to boil and thicken.
Stir in grated cheddar cheese and allow to melt. Pour in cooked white rice and shredded chicken breast and mix to combine.
Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish and top with additional cheddar cheese. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Notes
I like to use this Shredded Chicken to make this recipe even easier.