Christine's Pantry: cream of chicken soup

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Easy Cheezy Chicken & Rice Casserole

Is it hard for you to make a good looking casserole? I have tried many times to make a good looking casserole. I'm thinking maybe that might never happen. The casserole I have for you today taste great. Yummy! Appearance is another story. Maybe that's why cheese so popular in casseroles. The smell is wonderful. I do love a good casserole. They are easy, feed the entire family, affordable. Casseroles freeze well.

There are over 40,000 varieties of rice. Rice is a staple food for more then 50% of the world population. Rice is grown in every continent except Antarctica.

Easy Cheezy Chicken & Rice Casserole

Ingredients:

2 cans chicken breast, drained

2 cups cooked rice

1 1/2 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese

1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup

pinch salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add ingredients in large bowl. Mix well. Pour into greased 3 quart casserole dish. Bake about 15 minutes. Enjoy!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Chicken Fiesta

Today's recipe came out of necessity. I needed to clean out the refrigerator. I had some leftover rice that needed to be used up. So this is what I came up with. Taste great! I think you will like it to.

Chicken Fiesta

Ingredients:

3 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into piece

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper

1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup

1 (15.5 oz) can black beans

1 (14.5 oz) can ro-tel*

1 package taco seasoning

2 cups cooked rice

cheese and sour cream, for the top (optional)

Directions:

Heat oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken in the pan and cook until no longer pink. Once chicken is cooked, turn heat to simmer, add cream of chicken soup, black beans, ro-tel*, taco seasoning and cooked rice. Stir. Heat through. For the top, add cheese and sour cream, if desired. Enjoy!

Ro-Tel * is a registered trademark of Conagra Food Inc