Wild Rice Chicken Casserole Primavera Recipes

CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the broth in a medium saucepan until simmering.
• Melt the butter in an oven-safe braiser (or large cast-iron skillet with a lid or 4-quart saute pan with a lid) over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and mushrooms, tossing to coat in the butter, and cook, stirring once or twice, until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sherry, allowing the pan to deglaze. Add the rice and allow it to toast and soak in the flavors of the pan. Add about 4 cups of the hot broth to the pan. Add the thyme and bay leaf. Cover the braiser and place it in the oven to bake until the rice is almost cooked, 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the coriander, salt and pepper. Brush the chicken with the olive oil, then dust all over with the seasoning. Set aside.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and check on doneness. It should still have some chew with some grains just starting to pop open. Stir in the cranberries. Add the remaining hot broth to keep the dish brothy. Add the chicken breasts to the braiser, laying them at an angle so that most of the chicken is submerged in the rice. Shingle the lemon slices in between the chicken breasts. Cover and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until the chicken registers an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about another 10 minutes. Top with the parsley or thyme before serving.

CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 9x13 qt baking dish with Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Foil.
• Cook onion and mushrooms in a saucepan over medium heat until slightly softened.
• Add rice to the saucepan along with the water required on the package and cook according to package directions.
• While the rice is cooking, toss chicken with basil, thyme, and salt & pepper to taste. Brown chicken over medium heat in a skillet until all sides are browned and chicken is almost cooked through.
• Combine the cooked rice and browned chicken with mushroom soup, sour cream, chicken broth, and ½ cup of cheddar cheese. Toss well to combine.
• Spread into the prepared pan and cover with Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Foil. Bake 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and top with remaining ½ cup cheese. Bake an additional 5-7 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese is melted.
• Rest 10 minutes before serving.

WILD RICE CHICKEN CASSEROLE PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• In medium pan, saute the onion in the butter, then add the rice and stir to coat rice with butter. Add 1-1/2 cups of the hot water, stir to mix well. Bring to a boil, stir once more, reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook for 15-minutes and remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients, except 2 cups of cheese and the French fried onion rings.
• Spray a 4 to 6 quart casserole dish with cooking spray (I prefer butter flavored, but use what you like). Pour the rice and chicken mixture into the casserole dish and spread evenly.
• Cover top with remaining 2 cups of cheese. Crumble the French fried onion rings on top of the cheese. Bake at 350-degrees for 35 to 40 minutes until hot and cheese is melted and golden. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

WILD RICE CASSEROLE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• In a 1 1/2 quart baking dish, mix chicken broth, uncooked wild rice, water chestnuts, 2 tablespoons butter and salt.
• Cover, and bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes.
• While rice mixture is baking, melt remaining butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place mushrooms and onion in skillet, and slowly cook and stir until tender. Stir mushrooms and onion into the wild rice mixture, cover, and continue baking 30 minutes, or until liquid has been absorbed.

CONTEST-WINNING CHICKEN WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually stir in broth; bring to a boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the cream, chicken, rice, mushrooms, pimientos and parsley; heat through. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.

LESLIE'S FAVORITE CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare rice according to package directions; set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, celery and water chestnuts. Saute 10 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in rice, chicken, 3 cups cheese, and next 5 ingredients; spoon mixture into a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch baking dish or a 4-quart casserole. ( I prefer to use 2 smaller size casseroles-one to give and one for my family).
• Top with breadcrumbs if desired. Bake casserole at 350°F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese, and bake 5 more minutes.