Chicken Rice Casserole makes for a crowd-pleasing dinner that comes together in under 5 minutes of prep time.
Made with only 4 ingredients, this dish has juicy chicken breasts and tender rice in a deliciously creamy sauce. This is a casserole that meal packs a lot of flavor in a filling one dish dinner and a meal that everyone will love!
Enjoy!
There is nothing like Chicken Rice Casserole for dinner. This dish is deliciously easy, creamy and totally satisfying and you’ll never believe it needs just 4 ingredients!
This is a special dish because the recipe comes from my BFF, Penny and she’s been making this for years. It’s her go-to, must have, favorite easy weeknight meal that I just had to try.
I have to admit, when I first made it I knew it would be tasty but… I had NO idea what I was in for and it’d definitely become a regular in our rotation!
This easy dish comes together in under 5 minutes, it’s one of the quickest dinner preps on my whole site (along with One Pot Pizza Tortellini Bake).
This dish is belly warming and comforting while being simple and easy to make, it’s like serving a nice warm hug from your Mom!
The chicken comes out incredibly tender and juicy, the rice is perfectly cooked in a rich and creamy sauce and the whole thing is loaded with flavor!
This easy Chicken Rice Casserole takes about an hour to bake (depending on your oven, you may need a few extra minutes but for me it’s about an hour), but that is one of the things that make it kind of the perfect dish.
We’ve made this just as written over and over but I’ve also added a little bit of onion to the bottom of the pan or a couple of handfuls of fresh mushrooms.
With very little minimal prep time, you can slide this casserole into the oven and relax, or maybe help with homework without feeling the usual dinner time rush!
5 minutes of work, and then perhaps a glass of wine or read your book for an hour? I feel like that’s a good idea for ALL weeknights!
I use homemade onion soup mix in this recipe, but you can use the kind in the envelope if you haven’t had a chance to mix up a batch yet. The flavor will be amazing either way!
My friend Penny also said she sometimes replaces the onion soup mix with a packet of gravy mix depending on what she has on hand!
If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this makes for a delicious lunch the following day.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup long grain white rice uncooked
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 ounce dry onion soup mix 1 packet or use homemade
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 can
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish or glass baking pan with cooking spray (the rice doesn't cook well in a metal pan). Add chicken breasts and season with salt & pepper.
- Pour uncooked rice over chicken. Sprinkle with onion soup mix.
- Combine mushrooms soup and 1 ½ cups of water. Pour over chicken.
- Cover and bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Casserole, Main Course
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Sounds yummy, bone-in or boneless chicken?
I use boneless chicken breasts.
So i already started the recipe and realized i have no aluminum foil. And cant go get any. What should i do?
You can try setting a cookie sheet overtop as a cover. :)
Fast and easy! My whole family loved it !
I am so glad your family enjoyed this recipe!
I made this! Wow so easy! Every one ate this! I made it to the recipe with Lipton onion mix. I put it in with the oven timer set for one hour & 10 minutes. Then, I left to run errands. I came home 11/2 hours later. Served a steamer bag of broccoli & served dinner. I looked like a champion. I do suggest that you use 2lbs of chicken or slightly less. If you have giant chicken breasts, cut them in half the long way & lay them in the dish. 5 stars! Easy flavorful!
So glad you loved it Christine.
I made this in my slow cooker – delish!!! So simple and tasty
Yummy idea!!
How long did you cook this in your slow cooker and did you cook it on high or low? Thanks
Could you half this recipe? There are only three people in my house and one of them is a 10month old, she and I will eat this but husband is super picky and works late so he probably won’t. Also have you ever added broccoli to this and if so what was the turnout and do you need to adjust the liquids for the broccoli?
I haven’t tried it but think both would work. I wouldn’t think you’d need to adjust liquid for the broccoli. Let us know how it works out for you!
this was great!!
Hi can this be made with chicken mince?
If so would you mix it all together before putting it in bake tray to bake?
I haven’t tried it that way so I can’t say for sure. I would likely cook the chicken first and the combine it all to bake. Let us know how it works out.
I just made this for the first time and it came out delicious. So easy to make! I made it with Cream of Chicken soup because I was out of Cream of Mushroom and served it witb steamed broccoli.
It is versatile Loreen! Glad you enjoyed it!
Will not make again. Tossed most of it.
Sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy it Katie. My family loves this casserole.
I added frozen broccoli and cauliflower, baked about 1.5 hours. It turned out great!
Sounds delicious!
This is one of my most favorite meals ever!!! I just love it! Easy and absolutely delicious. The first time I made it my chicken was a little dry, so I used larger breasts this time and it was perfect. Thank you!
Kay
PS. It is 5 points on the freestyle WW plan for anyone interested in that info.
I am glad you enjoyed this recipe!
I used a rotisserie chicken that I shredded – way easier.
Great idea Carson!
How is shredding an entire chicken easier than throwing in 4 raw chicken breasts? Lol
I used cream of Poblano soup, Jasmine rice and chicken broth instead of water. Really good
Love the sound of that Joni!!
I made it tonight and will definitely make it again! Have you ever frozen the leftover? Thanks, Gayle
I haven’t tried freezing it, please let me know how it goes if you do!
I followed instructions to a tee The only thing was my rice was still not cooked all the way.
I have made this several times and it always works out, so I cannot say for sure why. Did you cover it tightly?
Excellent recipe…no problem with Rice or Chicken..both cooked fabulous..tasty and tender. I added some Broccoli and it was perfect. Cooked it for 1 hr and 20 min.
Will definitely make this again!
Thank you Michelle! Glad you loved it!
What is the oven temperature for this recipe?
325 degrees
A very easy recipe to prepare, but the temperature of 325° was not hot enough to bake the casserole in 1 hour and 15 minutes. I had it in the oven at that temperature for an hour and a half and the rice wasn’t even cooked. I turned the temperature up to 380° for 45 mire minutes to finish it.
There’s literally five ingredients
If you consider water to be an ingredient then yes there would be 5.