Everyone has their own ‘comfort food’ – you know the things that you will climb mountain and swim oceans to get home for. Growing up, my mother’s Chicken ‘n Rice Casserole was one of those meals.
Nothing fancy. It only took her a few minutes to throw together. but my sister and I loved it. In fact for her birthday meal my sister almost always asked for chicken and rice.
The original recipe came from the First Church of the Nazarene cookbook and it was submitted by Mrs. Watson. The point to the no peek part is allowing the steam to cook everything and keep the moisture in – so as much as you are tempted – don’t open the foil to peek!
No-Peek Chicken & Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 can Cream of Celery Soup
- 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 2 cans water
- 1 cup uncooked rice (not instant)
- 2-3 pieces of chicken
Directions
- Place soup, water and rice in 9×12 inch baking dish and stir to mix all together
- Place chicken pieces into mixture
- For additional flavor sprinkle a package of Onion Soup over the top
- Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 90 min.
Prep time 5 min
Total time 1 hr 35 min
Makes approx 4-6 servings
Make it Your Own!
My mom pushed the chicken down into the rice – she always ended up with super moist chicken. She also skipped the Onion Soup sprinkling, as my sister and I preferred it without. Another thing that I’ve seen is to add things like frozen peas, broccoli or other veggies to the mix. I recommend serving this casserole with a colorful side dish, as the meal itself is very beige on its own.
Tip: Cut the chicken prior to cooking to allow for easier serving at the table.
What’s your go-to easy heirloom recipe?
Alaina,Ross here and considering my wife kicks me out of the kitchen,all I can say here is that it sounds really good and especially if you put some greens in it (broccoli and maybe something else. NOT PEAS 🙂 Anyway I am a TSA member and I enjoyed reading your post. NOW I’M HUNGRY, see what you did 🙂
Ross, thanks for visiting from TSA! I am making this right now and used cream og broccoli and so far so good – and you are in company as my kids don’t like peas either!
I don’t often use recipes that call for canned soup. But this looks like it would result in fall off the bone tender chicken. It might be worth trying.
Just curious why you skip canned soup recipes? This is a simple recipe and things turn out moist and flavorful!
What an interesting blog you have here. Chicken and rice casserole sounds comforting. I find it so interesting that winter is your favorite season. I like it for a week then I am pining for the beach.