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Sharing our favorite chicken and rice casserole today! Wait until you try this fabulous Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole. It is comfort food at it’s best and the kids LOVE it.

Chicken and Rice Casserole

This chicken and rice casserole has been a family favorite recipe for years! I am having a blast sharing some of my favorite Picky Palate recipes this summer. This one is from September 2010 and is a reader favorite. It is one of my most pinned Picky Palate recipes and works great as a freezer meal! Note, you can used steamed white rice in place of the wild rice. Works just fine!

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How To Make Chicken Rice Casserole

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Heat oil into a medium dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Saute onion, celery and carrots until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken, both rices, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Reduce heat to low. To prepare cheese sauce melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper then slowly pour in chicken broth whisking continuously. Whisk until thick and nearly boiling then stir in 2 cups cheese until melted. Pour cheese sauce into cooked rice mixture then transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish. Top with additional 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted through.

Get them ready to saute…

…..saute in a nice big pot.

add in both rices, seasonings and chicken. Prepare your cheese sauce then stir it into the rice.

Transfer it all to a nice baking dish 🙂 xoxox Emile Henry.

Add some cheese on top and it’s time to bake!

Enjoy!

5 from 2 votes Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole Course: Main Course Cuisine: American Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 30 mins Servings: 8 Calories: 534 kcal Author: Jenny Print Pin Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion finely diced

3 stalks celery finely chopped

3 carrots peeled and diced

2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic

2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast

2 cups steamed white rice

16 ounces cooked wild rice

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt Cheese Sauce 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese to top over rice Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Heat oil into a medium dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Saute onion, celery and carrots until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken, both rices, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Reduce heat to low.

To prepare cheese sauce melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper then slowly pour in chicken broth whisking continuously. Whisk until thick and nearly boiling then stir in 2 cups cheese until melted. Pour cheese sauce into cooked rice mixture then transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish. Top with additional 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted through. Nutrition Calories: 534 kcal | Carbohydrates: 33 g | Protein: 24 g | Fat: 34 g | Saturated Fat: 19 g | Cholesterol: 89 mg | Sodium: 958 mg | Potassium: 300 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 4690 IU | Vitamin C: 3.5 mg | Calcium: 525 mg | Iron: 1.4 mg Keywords: baked chicken and rice casserole, best chicken and rice casserole, cheesy chicken and rice casserole, cheesy chicken rice casserole, chicken and rice casserole, chicken and rice casserole recipes, chicken and wild rice casserole, chicken rice bake, chicken rice casserole, chicken rice casserole recipes, chicken rice recipe, chicken wild rice casserole, easy chicken and rice casserole, easy chicken and rice recipe, rice casserole

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