Our easy chicken casserole is the perfect comfort food for any day. With simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll have a delicious meal ready in no time. Read on to find out how to make this fantastic dish!
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. raw rice
- 1 can French onion soup
- 1 can cream of chicken or chicken mushroom soup
- 1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms
- bite size pieces of 4 to 6 chicken thighs or any other chicken parts you wish to use
Baking Instructions
- Mix all together; pour into a 7 x 12-inch casserole.
- Sprinkle with pepper and paprika.
- Bake approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350°.
Calorie: 350
Total cooking time:1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy
The Great Chicken Casserole Caper
Let me tell you about the time I decided to give my spin to the classic chicken casserole. You know how it is, a typical Tuesday night, scrolling through my endless list of bookmarked recipes when I thought, “Why not whip up a chicken casserole?”
The Gathering of the Ingredients
The first step in any culinary escapade is to gather your ingredients. We’re talking 1/2 c. raw rice, 1 can French onion soup, 1 can cream of chicken (or chicken mushroom soup, if you’re feeling particularly wild), a 4 oz. can of mushrooms and bite size pieces of 4 to 6 chicken thighs. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Bite size? What’s the exact measurement for that?” Well, my friend, bite size is in the mouth of the beholder, or in this case, the biter.
The Mixing Madness
Once you’ve got your cast of characters, it’s time for the fun part. The mixing. Now, I know we’ve all had those ‘I Love Lucy’ moments in the kitchen where you end up wearing more of your ingredients than your apron. Well, this was one of those times for me. I mixed everything together, and let’s just say, I had more than just a light dusting of rice and cream of chicken on my shirt.
The Transformation into a Casserole
Once I’d scraped the last remnants of my dignity off my clothes, I poured the mixture into a 7 x 12-inch casserole dish. The sound of that slop hitting the dish is something that will stay with me. It’s a sort of plop, burp, squelch all rolled into one. Then, because I was feeling spicy, I sprinkled it with pepper and paprika. I looked at my creation and thought, “Well, it’s not winning any beauty pageants, but it smells like it could win MasterChef.”
The Bake Off
Then came the hard part. The waiting. The bake. An hour and fifteen minutes never felt so long. I popped my casserole into the oven at 350° and tried to distract myself with a rerun of ‘Friends’. But, the smell of the onion soup, mushrooms, and chicken baking together was just too good. It was like a foodie version of the Bat Signal.
The Final Product
When the timer finally dinged, I jumped off the couch and sprinted to the kitchen. As I opened the door, I was hit with a gust of steam that smelled like pure, delicious comfort. I looked at my casserole. It was golden, bubbling, and looked nothing short of a culinary masterpiece.
In the end, despite the rice in my hair and the cream of chicken on my shirt, the casserole was a hit. Now, every time I get a whiff of onion soup, I smile and remember that Tuesday night. And that, my friends, is the story of the Great Chicken Casserole Caper.
