Saturday, November 5, 2011

Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

I love casseroles.  They are just comfort food.  Casseroles are warm and yummy and delicious.  My favorite casserole is this Chicken and Wild Rice. 

It has a warm and creamy inside and a crunchy top.  It is full of yummy goodness.  And, believe it or not, I can make it milk/dairy free for my sweet String Beane.  We all love eating this meal.  All the little beanes eat it up and, like I said, it is my favorite casserole.  That lands it a spot in the family favorite recipe section! 

I originally found this recipe in a copy of Southern Living.  I will list the recipe the original way and put in parenthesis how I made it milk free.

Ingredients
1 (3lbs) whole chicken
1/2 c water
1/2 dry sherry (I have always just used chicken broth because I don't have dry sherry)
1 celery stalk
1/2 onion quartered
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 (6oz) package Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice mix
1/4 c butter (Flieshmann's unsalted margarine)
1 (8oz) package sliced mushrooms
1/2 c green onions chopped
1/2 c sour cream (Toufutti "sour cream")
half can of cream of mushroom soup (homemade concoction of faux cream of chicken soup)
1/2 sleeve Ritz crackers
1/2 of a 6 oz can of French's Fried onions
2 T butter melted (Flieshmann's unsalted margarine)
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt

Directions
Bring the first nine ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch Oven.  Reduce heat and cover.  Simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is done.  Remove chicken, reserving broth.  Strain broth into a 4 cup measuring cup.  Discard solids.  Cook rice according to package directions, substituting 2 1/8 cup reserved chicken broth for water and omitting butter. 

Bone and chop the chicken (remove skin). 

Melt 1/4 cup of butter in dutch oven and add mushrooms and green onions.  Saute` 10 minutes.  Stir in rice, chicken, sour cream, and soup.  Spoon into casserole dish. 

Stir together crushed crackers and fried onions.  Stir in 2 T melted butter, paprika, and garlic powder. Sprinkle over casserole mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.  Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes or until bubbly.

 It comes out looking like this.

Spoon it onto the plates and serve it up with some broccoli. 

This is such a good dish for cold nights.  Or any night for that matter. 

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17 comments:

  1. I love casseroles! I think they are a mom's best friend! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper! Have a blessed week.

    Everyday Mom's Meals

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  2. I love casseroles too and this one sounds wonderful.

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  3. This sounds so good. I can't wait to try it. I love chicken and rice so I know I will love this. Thanks for sharing at Hunk of Meat Monday.

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  4. Yum! I love casseroles too. I bet my kids would eat it right up!

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  5. i wish our dinners looked this good:) thanks for linkin with Tell Me Tuesday!!
    xo
    ash

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  6. I love dishes like this for the cool wether. And, I'm always looking for new chicken recipes.
    -Lynn

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  7. oh - what a great dish. The flavors in here are wonderful.

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  9. Hi! Newly following from Tidy Mom's "I'm Lovin' It Friday". I love chicken and I love rice, so how could this be anything less than scrumptious?! I generally have stock on hand so that would speed it up even more for me!

    Yumm! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. This is a great casserole! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week end and please come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  11. I love old school casseroles like this! Thanks for linking up at A Little Nosh this week!

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  12. this is perfect for this season.
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  13. Mmm....my tummy is rumbling just looking at this wonderful dish!

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  15. Yummy! This looks sooo good and something my little boys would actually eat! Thank you so much for sharing at Taking A Timeout Thursday! Hope to see you again tomorrow :)
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