Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Are you looking for a super simple dinner recipe? You’re going to love the ease of this Cheesy Chicken and Rice. The great part about this recipe is that it takes hardly any time to whip up and is certain to be a hit for everyone in your family because it’s delicious.

Get ready for this chicken recipe to be a part of your meal-planning rotation from here on out! It’s so good and kids love it!

Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Who doesn’t love the taste of cheese, chicken, and rice? While there are very few ingredients to this recipe besides these main three, you’re really going to love how all the flavors meld together.

This truly is a great dinner recipe for a quick dinner need. I know that if you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner, this one is certain to be a winner.

How to Make Cheesy Chicken & Rice

Some of the ingredients you will need to make this Chicken & Rice is in this picture below. However, I have the full ingredients and recipe to print out towards the bottom of the page.

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Get ready to fall in love with the ease of this chicken recipe! And if you happen to have any leftovers, they taste just as good the very next day, too! You can easily freeze some of this dinner recipe for later as well if you don’t think that you’re going to be able to eat it within 48 hours of making it.

Ingredients

This recipe only calls for a few ingredients and if you use pre-cooked chicken, you can really save a ton of time.

• Box of Rice a Roni
• Cream of Chicken Soup
• Sour Cream
• Cups Cooked Chicken
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Carrots
• Red Pepper
• Butter

Instructions

1. Start by preheating the oven to 350º Fahrenheit.
2. Cook the rice according to the package directions.

3. While the rice is cooking, add the butter to a medium saucepan and sauté the carrots and red pepper for 5-8 minutes.
4. Then, in a medium-sized bowl, mix together the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, chicken, and sautéed veggies.
5. Add this mixture to the cooked rice, mixing it together. Place it in a casserole dish. Top it off with the cheddar cheese.

Place it in the oven uncovered and bake this yummy chicken and rice casserole for 20-22 minutes.

Take it out and serve it hot and ready to enjoy!

You can change the recipe by adding any of your favorite veggies, such as green peppers, celery, onion, peas, broccoli, or zucchini.

Easy Chicken Recipes

Once you make this easy weeknight meal, your kids will love these easy chicken recipes, too.

• Instant Pot Chicken Penne Pasta
• Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta
• Buffalo Chicken Wraps

PIN CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE TO SAVE

Once you make this delicious cheesy chicken and rice recipe once, you’re going to find out that it’s one of your family favorites to make over and over again.

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