Creamy Baked Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Name: Creamy Baked Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf 2 tablespoons salt; 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters bread crumbs; 473 milliliters ounces button mushrooms, quartered, (about; 237 milliliters cranberries, fresh or frozen; 6 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 473 milliliters shredded Gruyere cheese; 591 milliliters heavy cream; 1 small onion, chopped; 8 servings Salt; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, plus more for casserole dish; 1 liters water; 315 milliliters wild rice

Creamy Baked Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 661 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of bay leaf 2 tablespoons salt, pepper, chicken breasts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13-inch casserole dish.

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Butter

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Casserole Dish

Oven

In a large saucepan, combine the water, thyme, bay leaf, and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes, depending on thickness of the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, dice into 1/2-inch cubes and reserve.

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Whole Chicken

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Cutting Board

Return the water to a boil, add the wild rice, and cover. Cook over medium heat until the rice grains split, 40 to 45 minutes.

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Wild Rice

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Water

Rice

Drain the excess water, transfer the rice to a bowl and set aside.

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Water

Rice

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Bowl

In a small pot, over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of butter. When the butter is melted add the brown sugar, cranberries, rosemary, bread crumbs, and a pinch of salt. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is uniform.

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Breadcrumbs

Brown Sugar

Cranberries

Rosemary

Butter

Sugar

Salt

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Pot

Transfer to a bowl and set aside. In a large straight-sided saute pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the mushrooms, onions, and a pinch of salt.

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Mushrooms

Onion

Salt

Saute until the mushrooms are browned, about 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Add the heavy cream and the cinnamon, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer about 2 minutes to thicken slightly.

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Heavy Cream

Cinnamon

Add the Gruyere and mix to incorporate.

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Gruyere

Add the rice and chicken to the pot and stir to combine. Season the mixture with salt and pepper, to taste, then transfer it to the prepared casserole dish.

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Salt And Pepper