Chicken and Rice Casserole

Name: Chicken and Rice Casserole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper, divided; 1 Tbsp butter; 227 grams bone-in chicken breast half, skinned; 473 milliliters cooked long-grain white rice; 397 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary; 355 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 57 grams 1/2 cup grated fresh pecorino Romano cheese, divided; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams yellow squash, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced; 227 grams zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

Chicken and Rice Casserole requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 341 calories, 24g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Not A mixture of rosemary, rice, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert. It works well as a main course. It is perfect for Autumn.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Lightly coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add onion to pan; saut 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Onion

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Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon pepper; add chicken, meaty side down, to pan. Cook 6 minutes or until browned; turn chicken over.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

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Add broth to pan. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is done.

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Broth

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Remove chicken from pan, reserving broth in pan.

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Broth

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Let chicken stand 10 minutes.

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Remove chicken from bones; shred. Discard bones.

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Place chicken in a large bowl.

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Bowl

Bring broth to a boil; cook, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 10 minutes).

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Broth

Add broth mixture to chicken. Melt butter in pan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Broth

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Add squash to pan; saut 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.

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Squash

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Add squash mixture, rice, and minced rosemary to the chicken mixture, and toss gently to combine.

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Rosemary

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Squash

Rice

Place flour in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat; let stand 30 seconds.

Add 1/4 cup cheese; stir with a whisk until smooth.

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Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, milk mixture, and salt to chicken mixture; stir to combine. Spoon chicken mixture into a broiler-safe 8-inch ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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