{"id":782,"date":"2026-01-20T18:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:30:31","slug":"broccoli-rice-chicken-and-cheese-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Broccoli Rice Chicken and Cheese Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Broccoli, Rice, Chicken, and Cheese Casserole<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ultimate One-Dish Comfort Meal That Feeds a Crowd<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Prep &amp; Cook Time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prep Time: 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Cook Time: 40\u201345 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Total Time: ~1 hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups cooked rice (slightly undercooked works best)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded<\/li>\n<li>2 cups broccoli florets, lightly steamed<\/li>\n<li>1 can cream of chicken soup (or cream of mushroom)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese of choice)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon onion powder (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the rice, chicken, and broccoli.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cream soup, milk, half of the cheese, butter, salt, pepper, and seasonings.<\/li>\n<li>Mix until everything is well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>40\u201345 minutes<\/strong>, or until bubbly and golden on top.<\/li>\n<li>Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips &amp; Variations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add breadcrumbs or crushed crackers on top for extra crunch.<\/li>\n<li>Use mozzarella, Colby-Jack, or a cheese blend for different flavors.<\/li>\n<li>Great for meal prep \u2014 reheats well and freezes nicely.<\/li>\n<li>You can add mushrooms or carrots for extra veggies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0Broccoli, Rice, Chicken, and Cheese Casserole &nbsp; The Ultimate One-Dish Comfort Meal That Feeds a Crowd Prep &amp; Cook&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}