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Chicken Casserole With Rice
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Recipe Summary Chicken Casserole With Rice
This chicken casserole with rice is a recipe I made up when my husband and I were first married. It is now a family favorite. My son Ian has it every year on his birthday.Ingredients | Leftover Chicken Breast Recipes With Rice
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups milk
6 ounces Muenster cheese, or more to taste, cubed
4 ounces Cheddar cheese, cubed
2 cups cooked white rice
2 cooked chicken breasts, chopped
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
½ cup melted butter
Directions
Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan; slowly whisk in milk. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Continue cooking for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and add Muenster and Cheddar cheeses. Let sit for a few minutes and then stir until cheeses have melted.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Stir cooked rice and cooked chicken into the cheese sauce and pour into a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
Mix bread crumbs and melted butter together in a small bowl. Spoon over the top of the casserole.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and heated through, about 30 minutes.
Info | Leftover Chicken Breast Recipes With Rice
prep:
30 mins
cook:
40 mins
additional:
5 mins
total:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
1 9x13-inch casserole
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