There’s something about eating a casserole that gives you a feeling of great comfort. Casseroles are filling, and they’re easy to make. And they’re usually pretty welcome as a family friendly meal. This chicken and broccoli rice casserole is made with a delicious white cheese sauce and cheddar cheese too. It’s baked a short amount of time to warm it all up.
Ingredients needed:
unsalted butter yellow onion garlic all purpose flour chicken broth whole milk cream cheese salt, pepper and sweet paprika broccoli florets cooked rice cooked chicken shredded cheddar cheese fresh parsley
How to make Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole:
The complete, printable recipe is at the bottom of this post. The first thing to do is make the creamy sauce. Onion and garlic are cooked in a pan. Flour is mixed in, and then chicken broth and milk. Cream cheese, salt, pepper and sweet paprika are added last. The mixture is heated and stirred until thickened and creamy. In a bowl, add cooked broccoli, cooked rice and cooked chicken. Stir in the sauce and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
Transfer the mixture to a casserole dish. Sprinkle with more cheddar cheese, of course!
Cover the pan with foil, and bake until heated through (about 20 minutes). Then place the casserole dish under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown the cheese on top.
Oh, that cheese! If you like a good, cheesy casserole then this is the casserole for you. As school begins this year and things get busy, this is an easy recipe to make for a weeknight dinner.
Since you have broccoli, chicken and rice all in one dish in this casserole, there is no need to serve any side dishes. That’s the great thing about making casseroles! But you could always add a simple green salad to the meal, if you’d like. Enjoy!
