Chicken and Rice Casserole with Spinach and Shiitakes

Name: Chicken and Rice Casserole with Spinach and Shiitakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters hot cooked brown or wild rice; 4 Tbsps butter, divided; 340 grams cups cooked chicken breast meat, shredded; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 473 milliliters ounces Gruyère, shredded; 710 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters medium onion, halved vertically and thinly sliced crosswise (about; 1 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams shiitake or other mushrooms, stems discarded and caps sliced; 680 grams spinach, tough stems removed and coarsely chopped OR 2 (5-ounce) packages prewashed spinach, coarsely chopped

Chicken and Rice Casserole with Spinach and Shiitakes might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 693 calories, 33g of protein, and 24g of fat. It is perfect for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up brown, butter, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add onion, and cook, stirring often, until softened. Stir in garlic, and cook 1 minute.

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Garlic

Onion

Add mushrooms, and cook 8 minutes or until softened.

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Mushrooms

Add half of spinach, and cook, stirring constantly, until spinach begins to wilt.

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Spinach

Add remaining spinach, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until all spinach has wilted.

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Spinach

Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Add flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, about 5 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.

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All Purpose Flour