Chicken and rice casserole recipe

Casseroles are mainstays of home cooking. How often do you see a casserole at a restaurant? This chicken casserole is easy to make with simple and readily available ingredients. You’ll come to crave the hearty and comforting warmth provided by this chicken recipe.

Recipe ingredients:

1/4 cup butter

1/3 cup all purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

Dash of pepper

1-1/2 cups milk

1 cup chicken broth (from a can is fine)

2 cups cut-up cooked chicken

1-1/2 cups cooked rice (white, brown, or wild)

1 chopped green bell pepper

1/4 cup slivered almonds

2 Tablespoons chopped pimiento

1 4-ounce can mushrooms or 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

Melt the butter in a 2-quart saucepan and then stir in the flour, salt, and pepper. Stir constantly over medium heat until the butter and flour is thick and bubbly and then remove from heat. Stir or whisk in the milk and chicken broth and return to heat. While still stirring, bring the milk mixture to a boil and then boil for an additional minute.

You can remove the sauce from the heat now and stir in all other ingredients. Pour the sauce, chicken, and rice into a large rectangular baking dish. For a crustier result sprinkle some bread crumbs and/or grated cheese on top of the casserole and then bake for 40 or 45 minutes until everything is bubbly.

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