This Healthy Chicken and Rice Casserole combines brown rice with broccoli and chicken- no canned soup in sight! Instead, use yogurt for a chicken broccoli rice casserole yet still wonderfully creamy chicken broccoli rice casserole!
Best of all, this recipe uses just 10 ingredients, one pan, and practically just minutes of hands-on prep! This healthy chicken and brown rice casserole is just one of many similar dishes in my rotation. Why This Healthy Chicken Casserole Recipe Works? This recipe has actually been one of the healthy casseroles I’ve been making for years. However, initially, it involved searing the chicken in one pan, cooking the rice in another, and then combining them in a separate dish to bake in the oven. Now, this one-pan dish uses minimal effort for maximum flavor!
By omitting tinned soup, it means we can control sodium and fat levels better. Instead, it relies on yogurt and a low-sodium broth. The resulting chicken broccoli rice casserole is creamy, cheesy, tender without being mushy, and packed with flavor. This healthy chicken and rice casserole comes together in a single Dutch oven pan. When combined with the creamy sauce, chicken, and cheese, even veggie-skeptics will find it hard to find fault with this broccoli rice casserole. This recipe requires under 10 minutes of hands-on prep and then is ready to shove in the oven and bake to bubbly, creamy perfection! This healthy chicken broccoli rice casserole is creamy, cheesy, savory, salty, and utterly delicious!