Easy Chicken Pilaf Casserole
photo by Zuleika L.
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 -4 tablespoons flour
- 2 -3 cloves fresh minced garlic (optional)
- 1 3⁄4 cups half-and-half cream (OR 3/4 cup milk with 1 cup half and half cream)
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 -2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- salt
- fresh grated black pepper, to taste
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (or canned, drained is okay)
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
- In a saucepan, melt butter; whisk in flour and fresh garlic (if using), and whisk for 1 minute.
- Gradually stir in half and half cream and chicken broth; bring to a light boil, and simmer for 2 minutes, until thickened; add in grated Parmesan cheese (you can use as much as you desire) salt and pepper.
- Fold in the cooked chicken, rice, mushrooms, peppers and parsley.
- transfer to a prepared casserole dish.
- Cover, and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the rice is done, and the casserole is bubbly.
- Note: cooked brown rice is great also.
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Reviews
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My family loved it!! I doubled the recipe, and used evaporated milk and whole milk to replace the half-and-half I forgot to buy. :-) I kinda forgot the mushrooms also, but my kids don't like them anyway. :-) I used some uncooked chicken breasts I had, chopped them into small pieces and then sauteed them with seasoning and fresh garlic. Oh, and I added extra cheese!! Mmmm! This would also be good with a bread crumb topping, but I just sprinkled the top with paprika for color this time. This was very easy, tasty and versatile! I will definitely make this again and try it out with different meats, vegetables and cheeses. A keeper for sure!