Chicken and Rice Casserole reminds me of being a kid. My Mom used to make it for dinner all the time.
Her version was delicious, but it was made with mayonnaise and cream of chicken soup. Not exactly a WW friendly dinner.
I lightened up the recipe by making my own cream of chicken soup. It’s really easy to make! I also left out the mayonnaise.
I kept the cream of chicken low in points by leaving out the butter.
How to make homemade cream of chicken soup:
To start I added chicken broth to a saucepan over medium high heat.
Next, I added flour to a medium size bowl and slowly whisked in the skim milk. You want to add it very slow so there aren’t any clumps of flour.
Slowly whisk the milk mixture into the chicken broth. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and black pepper and bring to a simmer.
Let it simmer for 2 minutes and remove from the heat.
How to make Chicken and Rice Casserole:
Once the cream of chicken soup is made you can start making the casserole.
In a large bowl add the uncooked minute rice and stir in the cream of chicken soup.
For this recipe, you need 2 cups of cooked, shredded chicken. It’s perfect for leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken.
Add the shredded chicken to the rice and mix together. If you want you can add 1/2 cup of mixed vegetables too.
Spray a small casserole dish with cooking spray and pour in the chicken and rice. I used a 9×9 baking dish.
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Top the rice with reduced fat shredded cheese.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
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I counted this recipe as four servings. They’re big servings! This casserole is perfect with a side of vegetables or a low point salad.
Yield: 4 servings
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- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 2 cups boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and shredded
- 1 1/2 cups minute rice (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup reduced fat Mexican cheese, shredded
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Add the chicken broth to a saucepan over medium high heat.
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Add the flour to a medium size bowl and slowly whisk in the skim milk. Add it slowly so there aren't any clumps of flour.
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Slowly whisk the milk mixture into the chicken broth. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
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Let simmer for 2 minutes then remove from heat.
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In a large bowl add the uncooked minute rice and stir in the cream of chicken soup. Add the shredded chicken, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Mix together.
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Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Add the chicken and rice. Top with the shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.
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Tina
February 16, 2023 at 9:22 pmI made the Chicken & Rice Casserole. Cream of Chicken Soup is not listed in the Ingredients but is mentioned in the Instructions. Also, after you heat the chicken broth, then add the flour mixture, what do you do with it?? There is no mention of that. Just wanted you to know…
keepingonpoint
February 17, 2023 at 12:44 pmHi Tina, it’s a homemade cream of chicken soup that you are making, which I went into detail about in the blog post itself. That’s why in the ingredients it’s listed as chicken broth, flour, milk, and seasonings – because you are making the cream of chicken. Also, #6 of the instructions says “In a large bowl add the uncooked minute rice and stir in the cream of chicken soup” – referring to the homemade cream of chicken soup that was made in steps 2-4. I hope this clears up any confusion.
Jennie
May 19, 2023 at 4:19 amWould this recipe freeze well? Also could I use Minute Brown rice?
keepingonpoint
May 19, 2023 at 1:52 pmYou could use brown minute rice! I haven’t tried to freeze it.