I love a good chicken and rice dish, and this version incorporates plenty of cheese and fresh broccoli for a meal that’s a real crowd pleaser.
This chicken broccoli and rice casserole is a great recipe to have in your dinner time rotation – it’s quick to put together, all bakes together in one pot and uses ingredients that you probably already have in the house. And cheesy rice is always a family favorite!
How do you make Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole?
The chicken and rice bake together and then the flavorings are added in towards the end of the cooking process. No one likes mushy broccoli, so I lightly cooked it in the pan first, then added it back in at the very end to keep it bright and fresh tasting. The cheese also gets added later which makes for an ultra creamy rice. I use a short grain rice because when it bakes in the oven it turns into a risotto-like consistency. You can really use any type of short grain rice that you find at the store, I go with an inexpensive variety and it works just as well as the more expensive arborio or carnaroli rice.
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