How to Cook Perfect Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole. Add Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese To Chicken & Yellow Rice For A Tasty One-Pot Meal. A meal-in-one casserole with chicken, rice, broccoli, cheese, onion, and creamy soups all baked into one dish. May be made ahead and frozen.

Don't forget the dinner rolls to serve alongside this delicious dinner! It's cheesy, it's comforting, loaded with broccoli and super simple to make! Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is pure comfort food! You can cook Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

It's 1 lb of Boneless skinless chicken breast (chopped).
It's 4 cup of White Rice (cooked).
You need 1 packages of Frozen Broccoli Florets.
It's 1 can of Cream of Chicken soup.
You need 1/2 can of cream of onion soup.
You need 1 can of Cheddar cheese soup.
It's 1/2 cup of Sharp cheddar cheese.
You need 1/2 cup of Shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
It's 1/2 packages of Ritz Crackers (crushed).
Prepare of Salt.
It's of Black pepper.
It's 1 tbsp of Minced Garlic.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Onion powder.
You need 2 tbsp of Butter (melted).
Prepare 4 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.

This hearty casserole has it all, and no canned soup! With tender bites of chicken in a creamy, cheesy sauce, flavorful rice and crisp tender broccoli all topped off with a well seasoned, crunchy topping. The perfect casserole for the whole family. I love that this recipe uses the Rice A Roni package because it helps add a little more flavor and texture than using regular rice.

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole instructions

Preheat oven @ 375°.
Season chicken with onion powder,salt, and black pepper.
In a medium saucepan, heat oil and add minced garlic. Stir for 30 secs and add seasoned chicken..
Saute chicken for 5 mins and add Broccoli florets. Cook for 10 mins or until broccoli is tender (you may want to add a few tablespoons of water to chicken).
In a bowl combine cooked rice cream of chicken cream of onion and cheddar cheese soup. Mix well.
Add cooked chicken and broccoli to rice mixure. Add sharp cheddar cheese and mix well.
Place into casserole dish and cover with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
Add crushed crackers and pour melted butter over the top..
Bake for 20 mins or until brown and bubbly.
And ENJOY!!!.

You will need to cook the rice according to package directions. Depending on what type/size of frozen broccoli you get you may want to cook it for a couple minutes before. Remove the chicken and add the soup, water, onion powder and rice to the skillet. Heat to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Stir in the vegetables and top with the chicken.