Chicken Casserole with Rice recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

493.9 calories
carbohydrate: 35.1 g
cholesterol: 96.1 mg
fat: 27.2 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 26.2 g
saturatedFat: 14.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 968.2 mg
sugar: 6.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  3. Stir cooked rice and cooked chicken into the cheese sauce and pour into a 9x13-inch casserole dish.

  4. Mix bread crumbs and melted butter together in a small bowl. Spoon over the top of the casserole.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and heated through, about 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch casserole

Recipe Note

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.

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