Chicken and Rice and Everything Nice Casserole

So this recipe was one of my very first creations years ago when I started putting my mind to cooking. I have to admit, its not the healthiest but it is so very yummy! This is a casserole dish that is super easy, anyone can do it and it feeds a lot! Its perfect for cold weather! Today I made it after a day of snow up in Descanso and Julian! How fun that we can have this warm comfort food in the snow and still be in San Diego! Just one of the many reasons to love San Diego!

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”

Chicken and Rice and Everything Nice Casserole


Ingredients:
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 can of cream of mushroom soup (or you can get one large can of chicken and mushroom soup combined)
1 can of french style cut green beans
1 can of cut asparagus
2 packages of turkey bacon
1 package of sliced cheddar cheese
2 packages of Uncle Ben's Ready Brown Rice and Wild Rice Pilaf
Salt and Pepper
1 tsp of dried rosemary
1 tsp of garlic powder
1 tsp of dried thyme

In a large mixing bowl, combine all canned ingredients (veggies and soup) and all herbs and seasoning ingredients. Set aside.

Cut chicken into square cube pieces.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Heat up Ready Rice packages per the directions on back of package. Normally it is: separate rice from clumps by pressing on closed package. Slice the top of the package open and microwave for 90 seconds.

Use a standard casserole dish. Line the bottom of the dish with a layer of turkey bacon.
Then empty contents of hot rice packages into a layer across the dish.
Pour in 2/3 the mixing bowl of the soup and veggie mixture in the dish making a layer across it.
Place a layer of the cubed chicken pieces across the dish with the pieces very close to each other but not quite touching.
Pour the remainder of the soup and veggie mix for the next layer.
Make a layer of cheddar cheese across the top of casserole.
Make another layer of turkey bacon  across the top of the casserole.

Cover the dish with foil tented in the middle.

Cook for 45 minutes covered and another 15 minutes uncovered.

Let cool for ten minutes and serve.

Before placing in oven:

Done and ready to serve: