Chicken Broccoli Cheese Casserole
Ingredients:
2 pounds of chicken breast, fully cooked and shredded or cubed
2 packages of Green Giant Steamers: Broccoli and Cheese
2 packages of Green Giant Steamers: Mixed Veggies and Cheese
1 box of Minute Brown Rice
1 small stick of Velveeta Cheese
2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
1 package of shredded colby/monterey jack cheese
1 tube of Saltine crackers
2 sticks of butter (or margarine), melted
Salt, Pepper, Seasoned Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder
How I Made It:
Cook the Steamers as directed and make the box of rice as directed.
While the chicken cooks (I boiled it) and the Steamers cook, grind up the crackers into very fine pieces. Place in a bowl and mix in 2 Tbsp each of the seasonings (salt, pepper, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder...whatever else you want...) Set this aside.
Then combine the cooked chicken pieces, the cooked Steamers, and the cooked rice in a big pot, stirring in the soup, the Velveeta cheese, and some salt and pepper to taste.
Next, put the mixture in a large baking dish (9x13 or bigger). Cover it with as much cheese as you want. Let it cook at 400 for about 10 minutes to melt the cheese down and get the middle good and hot. Next, sprinkle on the cracker crumbs and drizzle the cup of butter over all of this. I ended up adding a few more pats of butter to the top before baking.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the top is nice and browned and the sides are bubbly. I decided it could use MORE creaminess in the mix, so the next time I make it, I may add either another can of soup or some milk or something. Also, you could spice it up with some onions and different veggies or fresh veggies...it's a pretty versatile recipe, I think. :)
Enjoy! :)
Oh, Looks divine! Will definitely try this and let you know how it goes :)
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