If you’re short on time, opt for using pre-cooked chicken and frozen broccoli, as the florets are already blanched for you. Featuring ingredients like long grain rice, chicken stock, broccoli, cheese and a savory blend of garlic, onion, rosemary, salt and pepper, this dish is sure to fill up even the hungriest of eaters.
#Broccoli chicken bake full#
A full meal all in one, this hearty casserole is made from scratch - without using canned soup. The ultimate in comfort food, this chicken and broccoli casserole with rice is definitely a crowd pleaser. Featuring ingredients like long grain rice, chicken stock, broccol. Broil until cheese is melted then let casserole rest for 5 minutes before serving.The ultimate in comfort food, this chicken and broccoli casserole with rice is definitely a crowd pleaser. Combine cooked rice and broccoli mixture with the cheese sauce and cooked chicken then scoop mixture into a nonstick sprayed 9x13 baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Remove skillet from heat then add 3/4 of the shredded cheese, sour cream, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and then stir until smooth. Add remaining 1-1/2 cups milk then cook mixture while stirring constantly until thickened, 7-10 minutes.
#Broccoli chicken bake plus#
Stir the milk and flour mixture continuously until thickened and bubbly, 7-10 minutes, then remove the skillet from the heat and add shredded cheddar cheese, light sour cream, plus salt, pepper, and garlic powder.Īdd the cooked rice and broccoli mixture plus the chicken then stir to combine and scoop into a 9×13 baking dish. To the wiped-out skillet add gluten-free flour (or all-purpose flour if you don’t need to eat GF) whisked with milk (I used skim,) then pour in additional milk. Remove the chicken to a plate then very carefully wipe out the skillet with a dry paper towel and turn the heat down to medium. Meanwhile, cook chopped chicken breasts seasoned with garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a splash of extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until cooked through. When the rice has 5 minutes left to cook, add fresh broccoli florets and chopped green onions to the pot, place the lid back on top, then let them steam until tender. You could use white rice in here, but I love the hearty chew brown rice has, plus you get the whole grain benefits. Cooking rice in chicken broth gives it tons of flavor with minimal added calories. Start by cooking long-grain brown rice in chicken broth. More broccoli, brown rice instead of white, plus the luscious homemade cheese sauce that brings everything together has less cheese, light sour cream, and skim milk. I also tweaked a few of the ingredients from the standard Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli-Rice Casserole to make it a bit healthier. It’s kind of an “un-casserole” as you don’t have to let the dish bake in the oven, rather, everything is made right on the stovetop then tossed together in a casserole dish and quickly broiled. Sauteed chicken, steamed broccoli, and fluffy brown rice are mixed with a homemade cheese sauce then quickly broiled for a fabulous, comforting meal. Today I’m sharing a fabulous spin on a classic, comforting casserole – Healthy Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli-Rice Casserole!
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