Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Hello Bloggies! 

As it heats up in the South West the dinners start getting later in desperate hopes that the kitchen you’re cooking in starts to cool off a bit. This dish is awesome because you can prepare it in advance and bake it later or make it and bake it right away. Either way it’s so delicious and quite inexpensive. That’s a win-win in my book! 

The Goods 

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
  • 1 bouillon cube (chicken)
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 2 large chicken breasts, diced 
  • Seasonings: S&P, garlic powder, paprika
  • 1 bag frozen broccoli 
  • 1 cup + some for topping Shredded cheddar 
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • Optional: fried onion bits for topping 

Sassy Casserole Time!

First put the water and bouillon cube in a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Add the rice, put a lid on it then let simmer for about 15 minutes until almost done. 

  

Heat up another sauce pan over med-hi heat with 2 tablespoons water and add in the broccoli. Heat to a boil and put a lid on so it steams. Stir it around a bit and cook until the broccoli are no longer frozen. About 10 min. 

 

Now in a pan over Med-Hi heat swirl in some olive oil and start sautéing the diced onion. Now add in S&P, 2 tsp paprika and 2 tsp garlic powder. When the onions are translucent add in the chicken and cook until 165 degree internal temp.

  

When cooked it should look awesome like this! Feel free to add more olive oil if it gets too dry during the cooking process.

 

Now let’s assemble the goods. In a large bowl combine the rice, broccoli, chicken/onion mixture, 2 cans of cream of chicken soup and 1 cup shredded cheddar. 

Spray a casserole dish of your choosing with cooking spray and load it up with your amazing casserole. 

 

Since everything is cooked you can taste it at this point. Just try not to eat it all. 🙂

  
Bake for 25 min until the casserole is bubbly and the top starts to brown. 

Add the fried onion topping and shredded cheese (we ran out of cheddar so switched to jack) and bake for 5 more min.

 

Holy. Bananas. This is a good dish. 

We served it with a side salad and some wine. Not a bad recipe for the middle of the week! Hope you enjoy it!

  
xoxo Shawna  
 

  

Leave a comment