This easy chicken and rice bake, made from ingredients you likely have in your pantry, is a simple oven baked casserole dish that is super filling and the ultimate comfort food. Dishes like these do not need to be complicated to be delicious and the combination of the creamy soups, fresh baked chicken, and cooked rice, make this a traditional and classic dinner that everyone will love.
Watch me Make Chicken and Rice Casserole (VIDEO)- with voice over
Creamy Soups for Chicken Casseroles
When looking for recipes based on cans you already have in your pantry, not everyone keeps cream of celery stocked up. You can easily alter your cream of celery for a totally varying flavor. Try
- Cream of Asparagus
- Cream of Broccoli
- Cream of Roasted Mushroom Garlic
- Cream of Potato
- Cream of Bacon
- Or double up your cream of mushroom or cream of chicken
- Additionally, you could alter one of the cans for the same amount of sour cream
Oven Baked Chicken and Rice
This chicken and rice bake right in the oven is one I ate a ton of growing up. My mom cooked mostly right out of the pantry and things were simple – but filling. I wanted to share this easy recipe in case you are looking for a straight up, ingredients you probably already have, recipe that (most) kids will enjoy. Plus, anytime you combine chicken and rice, its super filling and satisfying.
Here is what you need to get started on this recipe – scroll to the bottom of the recipe to grab all measurements and a free printable to make it easy to cook in the kitchen!
- chicken breasts, cut into 1″ cubes (uncooked)
- cream of mushroom soup
- cream of chicken soup
- cream of celery soup
- salt
- garlic powder
- pepper
- rice
- chicken broth
- butter
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Simple Chicken and Rice Casserole made with Condensed Soups
Make sure you cook the rice first – you need 2 cups
Preheat oven to 400 and grease a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Add uncooked cut up chicken, all condensed cream soups, spices, COOKED rice and chicken broth in a mixing bowl and combine well.
Pour chicken bake mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly.
Dot with pats of butter on top of casserole.
Bake chicken and rice casserole for 60 minutes or until bubbly around the edges, heated, and cooked through.
Now I know the final image doesn’t”look” appetizer- after all chicken, rice, and soup is kinda brown – but it TASTES amazing.
Serve this recipe along side something colorful like cucumber salad, marinated tomato salad, or even a strawberry spinach salad – which will lighten up the plate and compliment this savory and heavy meal with a light side dish.
If you enjoyed my recipe and have feedback, I would love to hear it.
Leave a comment and let me know if you had any changes that worked well! I always comment back and read all your comments.
Easy Chicken and Rice Bake Recipe
Easy oven baked chicken and rice recipe with creamy condensed soups - a filling main dish dinner with simple pantry ingredients that feeds a crowd.
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts, cut into 1" cubes (uncooked)
- 1 can, 10.5 oz, cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can, 10.5 oz, cream of chicken soup
- 1 can, 10.5 oz, cream of celery soup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup (pats) of butter
Instructions
- Make sure you cook the rice first - you need 2 cups
- Preheat oven to 400 and grease a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Add uncooked cut up chicken, all condensed cream soups, spices, COOKED rice and chicken broth in a mixing bowl and combine well.
- Pour chicken bake mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Dot with pats of butter on top of casserole.
- Bake chicken and rice casserole for 60 minutes or until bubbly around the edges, heated, and cooked through.
Notes
Creamy Soups Substitutions for Chicken Casseroles
When looking for recipes based on cans you already have in your pantry, not everyone keeps cream of celery stocked up. You can easily alter your cream of celery for a totally varying flavor. Try
- Cream of Asparagus
- Cream of Broccoli
- Cream of Roasted Mushroom Garlic
- Cream of Potato
- Cream of Bacon
- Or double up your cream of mushroom or cream of chicken
- Additionally, you could alter one of the cans for the same amount of sour cream
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 797mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 10g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
Zack says
This is a great recipe! I am making it for the second time tonight, my family absolutely loves it!
Trisha says
Thanks Zack! We love it here too. Glad its a hit for your family. 🙂
~Trisha
Mary Hamilton says
I keep precooked chicken in my freezer. At what temperature and for how long would you recommend cooking with the rice and chicken precooked,
Trisha says
hi Mary, in this case because the rice is uncooked, I do not recommend putting fully cooked chicken into the rice bake and into the oven. I would suggest maybe cooking the rice and ingredients alone, then warming your chicken and adding at the end. The problem is if you put in chicken already cooked, its going to be overcooked by teh time the rice is done. But I do not see any reason that cant follow the recipe as instructed, without chicken and THEN adding.
Guerry says
I do not understand. You mention that the rice is uncooked but the recipe stresses the rice is COOKED. If both the chicken and rice are cooked then what is the problem? I am planning to fix this today and freeze, Please explain.
Trisha says
Guerry, because in this case she was asking if the chicken was precooked but the recipe is for uncooked chicken.
If she adds precooked chicken to the recipe as is, with uncooked rice, it will overcook the chicken while the rice is being made.
She didnt mention cooking the rice AND the chicken, just using the chicken cooked from her freezer with the recipe.
I don’t think its relevant to your personal situation if you are asking about making the dish and THEN freezing. Not using baked chicken IN the dish.
Does that make more sense?
Trisha
Madalyn Petronick says
So I made this last night and it was amazing. It is just like something they used to make at an old job and I could never find a recipe that was like it until I came across yours. The only thing I did different was I pulled it out of the oven 5 minutes until the timer went off, gave it a little mix, and topped it with pepperjack cheese! Omg was it amazing!!!
Trisha says
Yum, I am so glad you enjoyed this chicken and rice!! Its one of my favorites too! ~trisha
Janice says
My husband often requests chicken and rice ( I think he grew up having it a lot) neither of us have ever loved previous recipes. LOVE this one! Even the kiddos cleaned their plates. Will definitely make again!!
Trisha says
Janice, I am so happy that you enjoyed this chicken and rice! Its a family favorite of ours too because no one complains about chicken, hahaha!
Trisha
Devon says
I love this recipe. I cut up celery and onions and added it also and about 15 minutes before it is done I add broccoli to the top
Trisha says
Devon, so happy that it made your table! I love your changes!
LANA STOCKBRIDGE says
This recipe is wonderful! I have been making my Mom’s version of Chicken and Rice for years, but lately it just didn’t cook correctly. I made it just like the recipe, except I used Golden Mushroom instead of the Cream of Celery. It was superb! OH ALSO…you can use uncooked rice, IF you use the Uncle Ben’s Original Rice in the orange box. It worked perfectly. It does not work with regular uncooked rice though. Thanks for the recipe!
Trisha says
Lana, yum, golden mushroom sounds delicious! Thanks for the tip on the uncooked rice. I always worry it wont be cooked all the way but glad you found a solution! Appreciate you sharing.
Much love,
Trisha
LANA STOCKBRIDGE says
I forgot that I did add more broth halfway through.