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Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole

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Six ingredients, one casserole dish – Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights!

Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD

If I’m being honest, my least favorite time of day to be a mom is from around 6-8 pm. In that two hour window, I  drive home, figure out what’s for dinner, make/get/eat dinner, give Julia a bath, chase Julia to get her dressed, read books, then hope for a smooth bedtime.

Individually, all those things are typically my favorites, but squeezing them into a tight, hectic window every night is tiring.

Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD
Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD

You’d think, as a food blogger, I might plan out meals, but I don’t. I’m not organized enough for that.

Campbell’s has a new line of oven sauces and after trying this one, I want to try them all.

I need more recipes like this in my life. Six ingredients, one casserole dish, very minimal cleanup, and all of us loved it. Julia ate way more of it than I’m used to seeing her eat lately. A protein, carb, and veggie all in one dish.

Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD

What’s even better than having an easy weeknight dinner that helps the evening go smoothly? Having leftovers the next day so I have even less to think about. I made the original dish on Friday night and ate leftovers for lunch on Saturday.

Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD

Need more cheesy broccoli dishes? Try my slow cooker broccoli casserole or crockpot broccoli cheddar soup.

Six ingredients, one casserole dish - Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole is perfect for busy weeknights! | Persnickety Plates AD

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Melissa Williams | Persnickety Plates
Six ingredient Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole will feed a crowd or leave enough for leftovers tomorrow!
4.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 314 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ¾ cup uncooked rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 14 ounces frozen broccoli
  • 12 ounces Campbell's Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Oven Sauce
  • ¼ cup panko bread crumbs
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 375° F.
  • In a 9 x 13 baking dish, add in the water, uncooked rice, frozen broccoli, and about 10 oz of the cheesy sauce. Stir together.
  • Trim your chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper. Lay on top of the broccoli mixture.
  • Pour the remaining sauce on top of the chicken and use a spatula to coat it.
  • Sprinkle with panko bread crumbs (and I added a dash of paprika).
  • Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes-1 hour or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 22gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 596mgPotassium: 520mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 739IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg

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  1. Mary Frances says

    5 stars
    Literally all my favorite things put together! This is best recipe I have come across today! Can’t wait to try it 🙂 Thanks!

  2. Kat says

    I’m so bummed they discontinued the sauce! I just literally wrote to them telling them it was amazing and to please bring it back

    • Melissa Williams says

      I’m gonna have to figure out a copycat…added to my to-do list.

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