Comfort food

Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

Name: Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 yellow onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup 2% milk; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 6 oz reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded; 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 cup long-grain white rice; 2 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 4 cups broccoli florets; 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

Creamy, cheesy, one-dish chicken, rice and broccoli.

1 h 15 min total25 min activeMakes 6 portions

High-proteinMethod in ProFreezes well

Everything cooks together in one baking dish: raw rice, broth, chicken and a quick cheese sauce, finished with broccoli so it stays green. Sharp reduced-fat cheddar and a little mustard give it big flavour without a can of soup. It feeds six and reheats beautifully.

Ingredients

For 6 portions.

Cheese sauce

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 oz reduced-fat sharp cheddar, shredded

Casserole

2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup long-grain white rice
2 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups broccoli florets
1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

Method

Heat the oven to 375°F. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, cook the onion 4 minutes, add the garlic and flour and stir 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and simmer 2 minutes until thick. Stir in the mustard, salt and two-thirds of the cheese.
Spread the rice in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, pour over the broth, then add the chicken and the cheese sauce and stir.

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Tips

Cover the dish tightly with foil so the rice steams evenly.
Use long-grain rice; short-grain turns sticky in a casserole.

Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.

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