Chicken and Rice

📜 Collection: Dwayne Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Entrees A comforting, slow-baked casserole featuring tender chicken breasts, seasoned rice, and a rich blend of mushroom, chicken, and celery soups. Topped with sliced almonds and baked low and slow until perfectly tender and golden.


Prep TimeCook TimeInactive / Chill TimeYield / Servings
15 mins3 hoursNone6 servings

🔪 Key Equipment

  • Baking pan
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients

MeasurementsIngredientsPrep / Notes
1 1/2 cupsRiceUncooked, not instant
1 canMushroom SoupCondensed
1 canChicken SoupCondensed
1 canCelery SoupCondensed
1 1/2 cansWaterMeasured using soup cans
1 canMushroomsSliced
1/2 cupAlmondsSlivered
2Chicken BreastsHalves
1 stickButterMelted (plus extra for buttering the pan)
To tasteSaltNone
To tastePepperNone

Instructions

Step 1: Assembly and Baking

  1. Place 1 1/2 cups rice in a buttered baking pan.
  2. In a bowl, mix 1 can mushroom soup, 1 can chicken soup, 1 can celery soup, 1 1/2 cans water, 1 can mushrooms, and 1/2 cup almonds, then pour the mixture evenly over the rice.
  3. Season 2 chicken breasts with salt and pepper, dip them in 1 stick butter, and place them on top of the rice.
  4. Bake at 250°F for 3 hours until the rice is tender and the chicken is fully cooked through.

💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Assemble the casserole up to a few hours in advance, cover tightly with foil, and refrigerate before baking.


Original Recipe Scan

Original Handwritten Card