Rice Crispy Chicken Casserole
Quick easy healthy chicken dish containing a mixture of chicken, vegetables, creamy soup and rice crispy cereal. A crowd--pleaser for after the game parties. People will come back for more. After the first time you make this - your family won't wait for it to cool before serving.
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls large and medium sized
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken – this is about 2-3 chicken breasts cooked, cut into cubes or bite sized chunks
- 3 cups instant minute rice uncooked
- 3 cans cans cream of chicken soup 14oz sized cans
- 3 cups celery diced about 8 or 9 large stalks
- ½ cup corn canned, frozen or fresh off the cob
- ½ cup peas canned or frozen
- ½ cup carrots canned, frozen or fresh diced
- 1 cup mayonnaise store bought or homemade See posting for homemade mayonnaise.
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 3 cups rice crispy cereal
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Other seasonings of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- To prepare chicken – Thawed chicken is recommended. Rinse and dry chicken.
- Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
- Add chicken to pot, cover with water and cook
- Cooked chicken when boiled its appears as an off-white/beige color
- Drain cooked chicken and rinse. Set aside in preparation for chicken mixture
- In medium sized bowl, blend cream of chicken soup and mayonnaise along with salt, pepper and garlic powder together
- In larger sized bowl, mix chicken, rice, celery, peas, corn, carrots and onion (this is the time when you would want to add your vegetables of choice)
- Pour cream of chicken soup and mayonnaise mixture over ingredients in larger bowl and mix well.
- Place combined mixture into 9x13 ungreased baking pan
- Top with 2 cups of or more rice crispy cereal
- Drizzle 4 tbsp of melted butter over the top
- Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350 ℉.
- Serve by itself or with a salad
Notes
Tips & Variations
- Try adding bell peppers, broccoli, peas or carrots for extra color and nutrition.
- Substitute or add paprika or Italian seasonings for a different flavor.
- If you note have 3 cans of cream of chicken on hand, you can use cream of mushroom. It's just a slightly different flavor, a bit creamier and just as tasty.
- Serve with side salad for a delicious complete meal.
FAQ
Can I use homemade mayonnaise in this recipe? Yes, you can. I recommend it. How do you store leftovers? Leftovers can be stored in a covered container for up to 3 days. This keeps well and reheats just as well. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!