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Creamy Chicken & Rice Casserole 

Serves 4 to 6

Have you ever noticed the endless array of mushroom soup casserole recipes online? I might have tried my hand at a chicken and cream of mushroom soup combo back in university in an attempt to make a decent fast meal, but never used the combo to make a casserole with rice and other ingredients. So when I had some extra shredded, cooked chicken from a roast chicken the night before and a can of mushroom soup (what! I actually had both at hand?) I gave it a go. The additional ingredients I used are what made this casserole delicious. But play around and use whatever you have in the fridge to give this your own twist. 

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What you need:

1 ½ cups cooked, shredded chicken
1 ¼ cups rice (I used short basmati)
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup + water/milk as per instructions and additional water, totalling enough liquid to cook the kind of rice you are using
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Some butter
½ vidalia/sweet onion chopped
1 cup oyster mushrooms chopped
Red chilli pepper flakes to taste
Minced garlic to taste
2 pieces sundried tomato chopped
¼ cup chopped green onions
¼ cup chopped Gouda Cheese (I used the Jalapeno flavour Mm Mm Mm!)
Some hot sauce (optional)
½ cup frozen peas
Bread crumbs

How to:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Add the shredded chicken and washed rice to a casserole dish and set aside
  3. Heat the butter in a pan and sauté the following: salt, peppers, onion, mushrooms, garlic, and sundried tomato pieces till a little brown 
  4. Add to the casserole dish 
  5. Add the green onions, gouda cheese, peas, hot sauce, mushroom soup + water, and black pepper 
  6. Bake in the oven until about 45/50 minutes or until the rice is cooked
  7. Add the bread crumbs (just enough to cover the surface) and place back in the oven for 15 more minutes
  8. Broil for a couple of minutes till golden brown if you choose 
  9. Rest for 10 minutes before serving 

ENJOY!

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