If you have some leftover chicken and rice from your last dinner party and are unsure of what to do with it, then a scrumptious casserole is your perfect solution. Here is how you can cook up a scrumptious Buffalo Chicken and Rice Casserole that will be sure to make dinners more interesting.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- 1 cup Ritz crackers
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 onion
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 cup rice
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 carrots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound shredded chicken
- 3/4 cup Buffalo sauce
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Pour oil into a medium skillet and heat over a medium flame. Add slices of carrots, celery, and onion to the skillet, cooking for about 8 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add garlic powder and onion powder before seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste. Add rice to the skillet and cook for another 2 minutes, until toasted lightly.
- Place the rice mixture in a baking dish. Add cream cheese to the mix and stir thoroughly before adding the broth, chicken, and Buffalo sauce to the dish. Stir again and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake the casserole for 40 to 45 minutes, until rice is tender.
- Stir casserole and add crackers and cheddar cheese. Return to oven and bake until the cheese is melted, for about 10 minutes.
- Top with blue cheese before serving.
