Jane's Cream Chicken with Mushroom Casserole
Jane made this for me after I had both of my children. It is not healthy but it is REALLY good and comforting.
- 4-6
- 20 minutes
- 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package of chix flavor Rice-a-roni
- 1 Tablespoon margarine or butter
- 2 1/4 cups hot water cooking spray
- 1 1/2 pounds chix breasts or tenders cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 cup sour cream (fat free)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 can of reduced fat cream o’ mushroom soup (undiluted)
- 1/4 cup crushed reduced fat multi grain crackers (about 8-10 crackers)
- 1 Tablespoon margarine or butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds
Directions
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- Cook rice according to package directions, using 1 Tablespoon butter or margarine and 2 1/4 cups hot water. Place mixture in large bowl for later when fully cooked.
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Coat skillet with cooking spray; place over high heat until hot.
- Add chicken, mushrooms, and garlic powder.Saute about 4 min or until chicken is done.
- Remove from heat
- Add chicken mixture to sour cream, pepper, and soup, stir.
- Add all of this to rice mixture; STIR well!
- Place in a 2 quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray.
- Combine crushed crackers, melted butter/margarine and poppy seeds in a bowl and stir; drizzle mixture over top of casserole.
- Bake at 350º for 35-45 min until done and hot
ProTips
I use extra garlic powder and add onion powder to the mixture. Also we like it extra crunchy on top so I make lots of the cracker crumbs! You can make this ahead of time and freeze it or refrigerate it, it just may need to cook longer.
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