Recipe: Yummy Chicken and Rice with Broccoli

Chicken and Rice with Broccoli. A meal-in-one casserole with chicken, rice, broccoli, cheese, onion, and creamy soups all baked into one dish. May be made ahead and frozen. One-Pan Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice.

This hearty dish is a family favorite and I make it often on crazy weeknights. Things I am currently obsessing over: this weather, The Handmaid's Tale, and one dish dinners. This Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Rice Casserole is an easy make ahead meal that you can assemble and bake another day! You can have Chicken and Rice with Broccoli using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken and Rice with Broccoli

You need of Main Ingredients.
Prepare 1/2 lb of chicken breasts.
You need 1 box of rice pilaf.
You need 1 packages of frozen broccoli.
You need 1 tbsp of butter.
You need of Spices.
It's 1 tbsp of chicken spice.

Your family will love the cheesy filling and buttery, crunchy Ritz topping! If you're new to meal prepping, please check out our meal-prep archives to see a whole bunch of our other delicious meal-prep recipes. Casseroles are the perfect weeknight meal and we just happen to LOVE them around here. Our very favorite casserole recipe is this Chicken and Rice Casserole and it's one of the most-requested meals from both the boys and Chris - they just can't get enough of it!

Chicken and Rice with Broccoli instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Begin browning rice in large skillet with butter.
Add 2 cups water to rice and cover, reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
Rub spices into chicken.
Bake chicken for 25 minutes.
When rice is finished, remove from head and stir thoroughly.
Cook broccoli as directed.
When chicken is done, cut into small chucks and add to rice.
Plate and eat!.

Chicken and rice is a common combination that's seen in a variety of cuisines, each with its own twist. For this easy one-pot meal, feel free to customize it to your own tastes. This chicken and broccoli recipe is made with rice and cheddar cheese and cooked cubed chicken. One Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole - it's cheesy, it's comforting and it's made in one pot. While not low carb, this rice and chicken meal prep recipe makes sure you get energy from the healthy brown rice, with healthy protein from the boneless skinless chicken breast to build your muscles, and broccoli for some much needed vegetables for your daily dose of vitamins and minerals.