Our tasty chicken and rice casserole is a hearty dish that is packed with creamy tender chicken, rice, and seasonings, making it the perfect weeknight meal. This classic chicken and rice casserole is a hearty family favorite. Creamy and delicious, tender chicken is mixed with cream soup, rice, and seasonings for a meal that we guarantee will get rave taco casserole with rice and beans. For more easy recipes, try our chicken pot pie soup and crockpot crack chicken.
The rice doesn’t need to be cooked ahead of time. Add a side veggie and you are all set. This dish can be made as a freezer meal and frozen before baking. You could use leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken you pick up at the grocery store for this recipe. RICE CASSEROLE SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS CHICKEN BREAST: I make this great recipe with a rotisserie chicken or other leftover chicken, but you could also use homemade chicken breasts, chopped or shredded, or even ground chicken.
CREAM SOUP: If you don’t like cream of mushroom soup, you can substitute for any other cream soup such as cream of celery soup or another one that you do like. SOUR CREAM: You can substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream if you’d like. If you wanted to leave out the sour cream entirely, you could, but we would suggest increasing the quantity of cream soup in this case. SEASONING: You could add a dash of paprika for more flavor if you’d like. VEGGIES: You could add your favorite veggies like carrots, broccoli, peas, celery, green beans, or mushrooms to this dish. Cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese are two great options.
