Southern Church Rice Recipes

MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
• Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in microwavable casserole dish.
• Add rice, consomme' beef, and french onion soups.
• Cook in microwave for 8 minutes.
• Stir and cook for another 8 minutes or until tender.

BAKED RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place stick of butter in 11 x 13 casserole dish.
• Place in oven; turn temperature to 350 degrees.
• Remove dish when butter is melted.
• Add rice, soups, and mushrooms to dish atop melted butter.
• Stir loosely with fork or spoon so that all rice is dispersed in liquid.
• Place dish in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until top is golden.

SOUTHERN "CHURCH" RICE

Steps:

• Boil thighs in 4 cups of water until cooked thoroughly -- usually 1/2 hour. (I usually salt and pepper water.).
• Drain thighs in strainer (with bowl underneath to reserve broth.).
• Chop onion in food chopper (Or dice if doing by hand). Set aside.
• Cut thighs (once cooled) in portion that will allow chopper to easily shred.
• Chop thighs in food chopper or dice if doing by hand.
• Add slice of butter to medium sized pan on high heat, add onions. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add shredded/diced chicken and pepper to cooked onions. Cook for an additional minute.
• Add rest of butter, can of broth, reserved broth from chicken thighs (after boiling time usually a total of 5 cups of water for full box - add more water if necessary), and rice.
• Stir until rice is broken up. (best to add more pepper, if desired, at this time).
• Bring rice to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low apply a tight lid and cook for 20 minutes until water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, cool for 5 minutes, and then fluff with fork.
• Best served with chicken gravy.

CHEDDAR CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat oven to 350 F. Grease a shallow 2-quart casserole dish.
• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the green onions and continue cooking, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Stir in flour until blended into the butter and vegetable mixture.
• Add the chicken broth and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Add the milk or cream, 1 cup of the cheese, salt, pepper, and drained pimiento. Cook, stirring, until cheese is melted.
• Add the rice, chicken, and parsley; stir to blend. Taste and adjust the seasonings, as needed.
• Spoon the chicken and rice mixture into the prepared casserole and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Toss bread crumbs with the melted butter until the crumbs are well drenched with the butter. Sprinkle over the cheese layer.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the casserole is bubbling around the edges and the bread crumb topping is browned.