Healthy brown rice and broccoli, a creamy sauce and savory chicken, topped with crispy French fried onions. A delicious chicken & broccoli one dish casserole!
Chicken Broccoli Casserole with French Fried Onions
Healthy brown rice and broccoli, a creamy sauce and savory chicken, topped with crispy French fried onions. A delicious chicken & broccoli one dish casserole!
Persons
6
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice, cooked according to the package
- 1 head of broccoli, cooked and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (for the cooked broccoli)
- 1 pound chicken, boneless skinless chicken breasts (2 – 3 pieces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 – 10.75 ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup milk (approximately 3/4 of the soup can)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup French fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 7? x 11? baking dish.
- Cook the brown rice as directed on package. We used minute brown rice.
- Cook and drain the broccoli, then sprinkle the salt evenly over.
- Cut the chicken into pieces. In a sauce pan over medium heat, brown and cook the chicken in the olive oil. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
- In the same sauce pan, combine the cream of chicken soup, milk and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
- Layering: Spread the brown rice evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer the broccoli, then the chicken pieces. Pour the cream of chicken soup mixture evenly over everything.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle the French fried onions evenly on top and bake an additional 10-15 minutes (40 – 45 minutes total), or until the French fried onions are golden brown and crispy.
Recipe and Photo: Foodista / CC BY
