Easy Chicken Pilaf Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 -4 tablespoons flour
• 2 -3 cloves fresh minced garlic (optional)
• 1 3/4 cups half-and-half cream (or 3/4 cup milk with 1 cup half and half cream)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 -2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• salt
• fresh grated black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
• 1/4-1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (or canned, drained is okay)
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• 3 in a saucepan, melt butter; whisk in flour and fresh garlic (if using), and whisk for 1 minute.
• 4 gradually stir in half and half cream and chicken broth; bring to a light boil, and simmer for 2 minutes, until thickened; add in grated parmesan cheese (you can use as much as you desire) salt and pepper.
• 5 fold in the cooked chicken, rice, mushrooms, peppers and parsley.
• 6 transfer to a prepared casserole dish.
• 7 cover, and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the rice is done, and the casserole is bubbly.
• 8 note: cooked brown rice is great also.