This easy cheese filled chicken broccoli rice casserole is a family favorite and takes only minutes to put together making it the perfect family pleasing recipe for busy weeknights!
Some days it is hard to get creative with dinner! Â I seem to have a house full of food, but just don’t know what to put together with it. Â One recipe we almost always have the ingredients on hand to make and we never get tired of though, is this easy cheesy chicken broccoli rice casserole. Â As a matter of fact, this is probably my husband’s favorite recipe I make. Â And because it is such a quick and easy dinner to make, I don’t mind indulging him as often as he wants!
This recipe comes together quickly with just a few ingredients! Â It is also perfect for kids like mine who love to help in the kitchen. Â To start mix the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, rice, and broth together. Â Next add 3/4 cup of the cheese and all of the chopped chicken. Â I love that this recipe is so flexible. Â I usually use left over rotisserie chicken in the recipe, but you could use shredded, canned, or chopped chicken breast depending on what you have on hand! Â Last stir in the broccoli. Â I like to use the steam ready bags to make precooking the broccoli super easy. Â I just throw it in at the beginning and it usually finishes cooking right around the time I am ready to stir it in.
Pour this mixture in a 9×9 in baking dish and top with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Â Bake at 350ËšF for 35-45 minutes or until the rice is cooked through. Â Note: You MUST use minute rice as directed or you will need to precook the rice. Â The quick cook rice cooks perfectly in 35-45 minutes in the oven with the liquid in the mixture.
Serve it up hot and watch it disappear! Â It is delicious and as always, my kids think anything they help make is the most yummy thing that has ever touched the table and gobble their food, veggies and all!
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Easy Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 Can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 Cup sour cream
- 1 1/3 Cup chicken broth
- 1 Cup quick cook/minute rice
- 1 Cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 1/2 Cup chopped rotisserie chicken or shredded or chopped chicken breast
- 12 Oz broccoli florets precooked
Instructions
- In a large bowl stir together the soup, sour cream, chicken broth, rice and 3/4 cup of the cheese.
- Stir in the chicken and broccoli until combined.
- Pour into 9x9 baking dish.
- Cover with the remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350?F for 35-45 minutes or until the rice is tender.
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
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Sophie says
Made this tonight and the family devoured it! I used instant brown rice, organic chicken, and low fat sour cream and hub had no idea! Thanks for sharing!
Tracey says
Like the post above. How much water? it is not in the recipe list at bottom??
Do you make the soup with water?
Kimber says
No water! The broth takes the place of the water and its much more flavorful!
Sarah says
do I cook the rice first?
Julie says
I’m making this now and I don’t see any water even though the directions say to use water. Help!
Kimber says
Sorry about the confusion! The broth takes place of the water, you shouldn’t need additional water. I often use bullion dissolved in water in place of broth which is probably why I typed it like that. SO sorry for the confusion, I will edit now!
O K says
I made this tonight withe gluten free cream of chicken. I added a dry ranch package and garlic powder. It was FANTASTIC!
Jill says
Do i pre cook the rice before adding it?
Kimber says
As long as you get the quick cook or Minute rice you don’t need to precook the rice. It makes it really quick and easy to throw together!
Dana says
I am a terrible cook, but this turned out great. Good to know it’s fool proof. I used brown rice and added extra broccoli and cheese and it was delicious.
Kimber says
S glad you loved it! I bet you are a better cook than you give yourself credit for. I have lots more super easy dinner recipes… I hope you will try!
Shannon says
I was wondering if you had the serving size and the nutritional value per serving information for the chicken broccoli casserole recipe?
Jinny says
How many servings does this recipe serve? Can you put the number of servings on all your recipes?
Kimber says
You will probably be able to feed about 6 with this recipe. I do put nutrition info and serving sizes on all of my new recipes. Hopefully that will help.