Comments on: 4 Ingredient Chicken Rice Casserole

By: Chef J

Chef J — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 17:21:08 +0000

Made the recipe as listed but whisking the dry onion soup mix in with the cream of mushroom soup and water then poured over the chicken breast and rice. Covered and baked perfectly but the chicken breast was really dry. I tried the recipe again with boneless chicken thighs…that’s it right there. Perfect juicy chicken. Delicious!

Pro tip: Marinate your raw chicken with a garlicky and/or citrusy marinade for at least 12 hours before putting in the casserole dish.

By: Spend With Pennies AO

Spend With Pennies AO — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:33:27 +0000

In reply to Gabby.

We recommend using thawed or fresh chicken breasts but other readers have used frozen. I would plan for additional cooking time to ensure the chicken is fully cooked before serving.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 21:56:15 +0000

Can you use frozen chicken breast?

By: Spend With Pennies AO

Spend With Pennies AO — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:26:14 +0000

In reply to Melisa.

Hi Melisa, other readers have made it with minute rice and seem to have good results. I have not tried it with minute rice though and I worry that the rice will become overcooked and mushy before the chicken finishes cooking. If you try it I would love to hear how it turns out!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:54:25 +0000

This was super yummy! The only thing I changed was I added a bag of frozen broccoli to it to round the meal out.
To those saying the rice was crunchy: make sure you cover TIGHTLY with foil. You want to trap the steam inside to cook the rice. If it’s still not done, pop it back in for 5-10 mins at a time. In all, mine took about 1 hour 35 minutes to fully cook the rice. Don’t worry about drying the chicken out because it won’t. That’s the wonderful thing about cooking it in liquids!

By: Melisa

Melisa — Tue, 30 May 2023 23:46:22 +0000

I wonder if you could do this with minute rice. My chicken dried out before the rice was done. It was a flop.

By: Holly Nilsson

Holly Nilsson — Sun, 28 May 2023 23:34:03 +0000

In reply to Joe. Hopefully after the additional 20 minutes you enjoyed the recipe Joe! 5. Cover and bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Step 5 does indicate that you will need to bake until the rice is tender, this can sometimes take longer depending on your oven or even the material of your baking pan. Hope that helps!

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 28 May 2023 22:32:53 +0000

Everyone’s a chef according to the internet, just another recipe that didn’t work out. Rice was not done even after the time dictated by the recipe. Had to put it back in the oven for 20 minutes while 5 adults waited patiently.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 27 May 2023 19:26:39 +0000

I followed the recipe exactly, and the casserole was perfect. The people whose rice is uncooked after 75 minutes are not covering the pan completely with foil. The instructions say “Cover and bake …”, but they must not be doing that, so a lot of the water is evaporating from the open pan instead of steaming the rice.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 27 May 2023 00:28:29 +0000

This turned out really good!!! I used basmati rice with mine. My family really enjoyed it and it was super easy to throw together!!!