How to Make Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole
Cheesy sauce, yellow saffron rice, tender chicken and broccoli, this casserole spells comfort food with a capital “C” for me. My mother used to make this almost weekly. It was one of her favorite casseroles to make (next to Country Casserole) because of how quick and easy it was to throw together. She usually made it the night before and left us instructions to put it in the oven around the time she left her office (she was a real estate agent for several years when we were teens). A comforting and filling supper awaited us on those nights!
The Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole:
- Canned or cooked chicken
- 16 oz jar of Cheese Sauce (such as cheez whiz)*
- Medium sized bag of Saffron rice,
- Two cups of frozen chopped broccoli. My mother always used two large cans of chicken but I only use one because I am cheap.
*If you don’t want to use prepared cheese sauce, you can make your own using the recipe on this post. I always buy cheese sauce for this.
Prepare rice according to package directions.
In small bowl, stir together milk and cheese sauce. I actually microwaved mine for a minute to make it easier to blend.
In large bowl: Add cooked rice, broccoli, and chicken.
Pour cheese sauce over it.
Stir all of that up really well until it looks like this.
Spoon into 9×13 inch casserole dish. Bake at 350 for thirty minutes or until bubbly.
YUM!
Servings: 4
Calories: 265kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounce Jar Cheese Sauce* Such as Cheez Whiz
- 2 cups frozen chopped broccoli
- 10 ounce package Saffron Rice
- 1-2 cups cooked chicken either canned or cooked at home
- 1/2 Cup milk
Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package directions.
- Place cheese sauce and milk in bowl, heat for one minute in microwave and stir to combine.
- In large bowl, place cooked rice, broccoli, and chicken. Add cheese sauce mixture. Stir until well combined. Spoon into 9x13 inch casserole dish and bake at 350 for thirty minutes or until bubbly.
Notes
*If you don't want to use prepared cheese sauce, you can make your own using the recipe on this post. If using this, omit the milk in this casserole recipe. However, I always just buy cheese sauce for this.Â
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal
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This recipe was originally published in 2008. I updated the photos and post in 2020.
I love me some Broccoli and Cheese anything! Well.. except when I went to a certain restaurant and they had added beer in it.. That was a sin against nature.
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I’ll be here all week.. try the veal!
Cheese wiz is NOT gluten free!
~blinks and sputters~ BEER? In broccoli and cheese? Sounds like my brother got a hold of that kitchen! Wow. I’m gonna go hear you sing first thing in the morning after I get the kids off to school. My three year old is sleeping up against me right now because I haven’t had the heart to carry her to bed yet!
Holy cheesy! I’m getting my first delivery of fresh locally grown veggies this Friday and one of them is broccoli! I’ll be adapting this recipe for the weekend! I might add some water chestnuts for crunch.
I was going to get Velveeta for the cheeseburger soup so could I just use that instead of cheez whiz type stuff?
Oh yeah, Velveeta would be easy peasy to substitute! Just nuke that stuff and stir in the milk just like we did the cheez whiz. Don’t you forget to lick the bowl for me, now!!!!
Ugh, I love velveeta……..
hehe
Christy
Yummy . . . Chicken, Broccoli Casserole is the best!! 🙂
I think I might have found a new recipe for our monthly church pot luck. I’ve taken chicken enchiladas for over a year, and I need a new recipe that everyone will “O-O-H” and “A-H-H” over!
I hope the teenage boys will like it.
Hi there. Sounds really good. It is on my to try list.:) You come up with the greatest sounding recipes.:)
Sharon:)