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Sunday, May 22, 2016

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.

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