NO PEEK CHICKEN AND RICE

This delicious chicken casserole filled with rice, creamy chicken soup, onion seasonings and rice is one your family will love. Great for a busy night!

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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love this recipe because it is all made in one dish, and it’s loaded with flavor. You can make a big salad and you have a great meal. It reheats well and it’s a great dish to make for Sunday dinner and enjoy for lunch during the week. The chicken just fell apart which is always a plus and the seasonings made it so good.

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

• Long grain rice, uncooked
• Chicken tenders
• Cream of chicken soup, do not dilute
• Cream of celery soup, do not dilute
• Chicken broth
• Minced garlic
• Onion powder
• Dried oregano 
• Smoked paprika
• Black pepper 
• Dried onion soup mix

SWAPS

You can use wild rice, can add a vegetable like carrots, could melt cheese on top after casserole is cooked.  Can use more or less of spices.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This is a super simple recipe to put together and you are only going to use one bowl to mix stuff up in, which is a WIN WIN!

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Mix together rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup and chicken broth in a bowl with a spoon.  Spread in bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.  

Step 2
Add chicken tenders on top of rice mixture.  Sprinkle garlic, onion powder, oregano, paprika, and black pepper over chicken.  Sprinkle dried onion soup mix over casserole.  

Step 3
Cover tightly with foil and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for one hour.  

Step 4
Do not peek or remove foil during cooking as steam in dish is what cooks and makes the chicken tender. 

⭐TIP

Do not peek or remove the foil during the cooking process. That is what steams and cooks the rice.

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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE

We keep this dish in the refrigerator and just reheat in the microwave. It makes about 8 servings.

No Peek Chicken and Rice

Anne Walkup

This chicken and rice casserole is one you will make over and over. Loaded with delicious spices, moist chicken and great for a busy night. The flavor is fantastic.

Prep Time 16 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 16 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice uncooked
• 2 pounds chicken tenders
• 1 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup, do not dilute
• 1 10.5 ounce can cream of celery soup, do not dilute
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt optional
• 1 package dried onion soup mix

• Mix together rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup and chicken broth in a bowl with a spoon.  Spread in bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.

• Add chicken tenders on top of rice mixture.  Sprinkle garlic, onion powder, oregano, paprika, and black pepper over chicken.  Sprinkle dried onion soup mix over casserole.

• Cover tightly with foil and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for one hour.

• Do not peek or remove foil during cooking as steam in dish is what cooks and makes the chicken tender. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

can use wild rice, can add a vegetable like carrots, could melt cheese on top after casserole is cooked.  Can use more or less of spices.

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