This easy chicken and rice casserole is made with just 4 simple ingredients and simple to whip up in 5 minutes! It’s a crowd-pleasing dinner idea that the whole family will love.
Like most casserole recipes including this and my easy chicken broccoli divan recipe, chicken and noodle casserole or chicken tetrazzini recipe it’s a hearty one dish dinner!
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4 Ingredient Chicken Rice Casserole
If you need a trusty casserole recipe, you’ve found your match. This dish honestly couldn’t get any easier and tastes super delicious. It reminds me of my one pot chicken and rice, but in casserole form. Your whole family will love it!
This easy chicken and rice casserole recipe is nice to have on hand for when you need to pull dinner together quickly and don’t have a lot of time to prep. It only takes 4 ingredients and one dish to make. Minimal fuss just like my poppy seed chicken casserole.
This dinner is sure to please the whole family, just like my chicken stuffing casserole. The chicken is tender and the rice has such a great flavor. Plus it’s easy to customize with your favorite spices and veggies.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken breasts
- Long grain rice
- Ranch seasoning
- Cream of chicken soup
Variations
- Add in mixed vegetables such as carrots or mushrooms with the rice before baking.
- Use Italian dressing mix or onion soup mix in place of ranch seasoning.
- Use cream of mushroom or celery in place of cream of chicken.
- Top the rice with cheese during the last 10 minutes of baking.
How to Make Chicken Rice Casserole
Cut and season chicken. Trim any excess fat off the chicken, then pound or cut it down so it’s 1/2″ thick. Place it on the bottom of a greased pan and sprinkle the ranch seasoning, salt and pepper on top. Then pour the rice on top.
Add liquids. Whisk together the cream of chicken soup and water, then pour the mixture over the meat and rice.
Bake. Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350°F for 60 to 70 minutes. It’s ready when the rice is tender and meat is cooked through. Remove from oven and let sit for about 5 to 10 minutes prior to serving.
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Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup long grain rice , uncooked
- 2 Tablespoons Ranch seasoning , can also use Italian seasoning or onion soup mix
- 1 ½ cups water
- 10 ounces cream of chicken soup , can sub for cream of mushroom or celery
S&P , to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray or butter the bottom of a pan.
- Trim any fat from the chicken and pound or cut down to 1/2" thickness. Place the chicken onto the bottom of the pan and season with ranch seasoning, salt and pepper. Then pour the uncooked rice on top.
- Whisk together the cream of chicken soup and water. Then pour over the top of the chicken and rice. Cover with foil and bake for 60-70 minutes, or until chicken is cooked and rice is tender. Pull out of the oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Liz
Questions! Making for the first time. Excited. About how much should the breasts weigh? Should the chicken only be one layer? How big should the pan be? I have 3 breasts now and they cover all of a a 9x 13 inch pan. Should I use the 4th breast and have 2 layers of chicken? Or just leave the 3 breasts? Help! Please email me! Thank you!
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Use the 3 breasts, if you layer them they would not cook correctly. I would also try to pound them to even thickness so they cook evenly. Enjoy!
Tracy
So easy and delicious! The only thing I did differently was I whisked the rice, soup and water together, then poured it over the ranch seasoned chicken.
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Thank you for the review Tracy!
Claudia J Branen
can i cook chicken ahead of time and shred it? what does that do for cooking time?
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Hi Claudia, that has not been tested, but it will still need a longer cooking time to ensure the rice is done. I believe someone in the comments did make some modifications using pre-cooked chicken and minute rice if you want to check that out.
Judi
was in a hurry one night and found this recipe, hubby has to eat before 5 pm at night. So I improvised as it was already after 4 pm. Used a 12.5 oz can of chicken breast with broth, 5-minute rice, and 1/2 teaspoon butter and followed the recipe, cooked for 30 minutes. It was so delicious. I want to follow the recipe as written next time, but for real quick, throw-together, this worked great! We loved it!
I Heart Naptime
Yay, so happy to hear the recipe was a hit! Always love a quick dinner :)
Debbie
Excellent one dish meal. We make this approx 2 per .month.
Jamielyn Nye
I’m so glad to hear it is in your family rotation! :)
Trina
I made this last night for my family and we are LOVED it. It’s the best version of chicken and rice casserole I’ve ever had and my 4 year old at ALL of her dinner. I used some of the suggested substitutions: onion soup mix instead of ranch seasoning and cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken soup. I also added frozen mushrooms and used 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup instead of 1 and excluded the cheese. The only thing I will do differently next time is double the amount of rice so that it’s 2 cups instead of 1.
Jamielyn Nye
I’m so glad it was a hit with your 4 year old! Such a win!!
Nellie Tracy
Love easy and delicious recipes! This one is an absolute hit with my family! Love it!
Sophie Heath
Super easy to make and my whole family loved it !
Tammy
Where do you add the rice? Do you put it on top and then pour the soup mixture over everything?