One Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
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This Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole is made all in ONE POT and ready in only 30 minutes. It’s cheesy, it’s comforting, loaded with broccoli and super simple to make!
I wanted to share with you another favorite one pot recipe of mine. It has rice, chicken, cheese, and some broccoli. You know it’s going to be good. This chicken and rice dish is so delicious and a popular recipe on the blog.
Chicken and Rice Recipe
Chicken and rice! Who doesn’t love a good chicken and rice casserole sorta dish. But the beauty here is that it’s all made in one skillet, it’s quick and before you know it dinner is ready to be served.
My favorite part about this casserole is the cheese and I like to place the skillet under the broiler just for a minute or so until the cheese melts and starts to bubble. Simple, quick and pure comfort food. Can’t beat that.
How to Make This Chicken Rice Casserole
This easy dish comes together in 30 minutes and it’s extremely easy to make. Start by cooking the chicken with the onion first until it’s no longer pink inside. Add the broth and cream of chicken soup then add the rice and cook the rice.
The rice should take about 15 minutes to cook, depending on what type of rice you used. You could use instant rice to speed this up. Brown rice will take a lot longer to cook.
Add in the broccoli and cheese and continue cooking for a couple more minutes until the broccoli softens.
Top with more cheese and cover with the lid so that the cheese melts. The chicken is incredibly tender and juicy and the rice is perfectly cooked. Totally delicious!
As a side note, we just bought these skillets shown in the picture below, they’re from Starfrit called The Rock and I have to say they are the best skillets I’ve ever tried. Nothing, absolutely nothing sticks to them and no oil is necessary.
Not to mention they’re super easy to clean and they work on my induction stovetop. WIN! WIN!
Craving More Casseroles? Try These:
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Casserole
- Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole
- Taco Lasagna
- Mighty Moussaka
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One Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 30 mins
Serves: 6
This Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole is made all in ONE POT and ready in only 30 minutes. It’s cheesy, it’s comforting, loaded with broccoli and super simple to make!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 chicken breasts cut into small cubes
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3/4 cup rice uncooked
- 10 oz cream of chicken soup (1 can)
- 3 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add chopped onion and cubed chicken. Cook on medium heat for a few minutes until the chicken starts to brown a bit. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until garlic gets aromatic.
- Add the rice, cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. Start with 2 cups of chicken broth and if more is needed add more until rice is fully cooked. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook over medium heat until the rice is fully cooked, stirring occasionally, should take about 15 minutes or so. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary.
- Add the broccoli florets and half the cheese then continue cooking for 2 more minutes, until broccoli softens a bit. Sprinkle over the top with remaining cheese and place the skillet under the broiler for a couple more minutes, just until it melts and starts to brown a bit.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
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Recipe Notes
I don’t have condensed cream of chicken soup, what can I use: You can make your own cream of chicken soup using this recipe:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 244kcal (12%)Carbohydrates: 14g (5%)Protein: 17g (34%)Fat: 13g (20%)Saturated Fat: 5g (31%)Cholesterol: 47mg (16%)Sodium: 636mg (28%)Potassium: 410mg (12%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 530IU (11%)Vitamin C: 29.9mg (36%)Calcium: 172mg (17%)Iron: 1.4mg (8%)
Recipe originally shared May, 2015.
Jo Stanton says
I made your recipe exactly including the cream of chicken soup. It was wonderful as is but added cayenne for husband bc he likes heat. Thanks for giving me another great one pot meal. This one’s a keeper.
jo says
Happy to hear it!
Kayla says
Hi there! How many servings does this make?
jo says
6! You can see it in the top blue section of the recipe card.
Barb Moran says
I made this today! I used Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrot Birdseye Frozen mix and it turned out great. Very tasty!!
Jessica A. says
Used cream of mushroom soup, turned out so good we had seconds (and husband had thirds). Thanks for the recipe!
Laura says
Hi Jo,
Can I omit the cream of chicken soup? If not, can I substitute it for another ingredient?
jo says
You can substitute it with sour cream instead.
Nicole Cook says
Thank you so much for this recipe! It’s so good, easy and one pot!! The kids like it, which with picky children, you know that’s a win!
Marla Schaak says
This is good i kinda had to wing it with ingredients but turn out good
I didnt have white rice so i used a box of rice pilaf and chicken thighs not breast which I like better thankyou for the recipe
Brent says
Can this be made low carb? What would suggest be the best substitute for the rice?
Jo Cooks Team says
You can reduce the liquid in the recipe to account for the lack of rice and serve this over some cauliflower rice 😋
https://cravinghomecooked.com/cauliflower-rice/
Danelle Davis says
I love this Recipe !! you’re very detail oriented person and I love that. This one of the best cooking website hands-down
Ellie Greyling says
i love this recipe so much! it is my go to comfort food and my family loves it whenever i make it. my sister has dietary restrictions and cannot eat the broccoli, so i substitute it with some thinly sliced carrots
Cari says
This is my favorite recipe! I have modified it slightly and it is a family favorite. I always double the recipe and have leftovers that never go to waste. I use 1 can of cream of chicken and one can of cream of broccoli. I also use Uncle Ben’s original rice and use about a 1/4 more than the recipe calls for. I also add more cheese than it calls for because…why not!