Creamy Chicken, Broccoli and Brown Rice Casserole

Submitted by texasjabe

"Prepare ahead and heat in crockpot for 2 hrs on low setting or 4r hrs on warm. Suggest Simple Truth organic products."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• extra virgin olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 2 cups long grain brown rice
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 (12 ounce) packages frozen broccoli
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk or 2 cups almond milk
• 3 tablespoons unbleached white flour
• 1⁄3 cup organic plain Greek yogurt
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Spray a 9x13” baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Bring broth to a boil in a medium pot. Once boiling, add rice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook broccoli according to package directions and set aside.
3. In a medium pan, heat one teaspoons olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté under tender, about 5-6 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
4. In the same pan, add remaining teaspoons of olive oil and cook diced chicken breast over medium-high heat until cooked through. Season with ½ teaspoons of salt. Remove from pan and set aside with onion mixture.
5. To make the cheese sauce, whisk together ½ cup of milk and flour. Add to pan along with the other 1½ cups of milk. Whisk for about 5 minutes over medium heat, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from hear and add yogurt, 1 cup of cheese, remaining 1/2 teaspoons of salt and pepper to taste.
6. Pre-heat broiler. In a large bowl, stir together rice, broccoli, onion mixture, chicken and cheese sauce. Pour mixture in the greased baking dish. Top with remaining ½ cup of cheese and broil casserole until cheese is melted.