Healthier Cheesy Chicken and Rice CasseroleRecipe preview on Faxo
Recipe

Description
This dish is much healthier than the original recipe. It is made with brown rice, skinless chicken breasts, fat-free chicken broth, fat-free milk and sour cream and reduced-fat cheddar cheese along with mixed veggies. You could also change it up and inste
Ingredients
- 1 c. brown rice, uncooked
- 1 lb. skinless boneless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
- 2 c. fat-free chicken broth
- 1-2 cubes chicken bouillon
- 16 oz. frozen broccoli
- 8 oz. frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 c. reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 ½ c. fat-free sour cream
- 1 c. fat-free milk
- 2 T. whole wheat flour
- 1 T. light butter
- 2 t. onion powder
- 1 t. paprika
- salt and pepper, to taste
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 9” x 13” baking dish with non-fat cooking spray.
- Prepare rice according to package directions, but using the chicken broth instead of water, and adding in the bouillon with the broth.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil on the stove. Blanche broccoli and mixed vegetables for 3 minutes. Drain and spread evenly into the baking dish. Top with the cooked chicken. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion powder and paprika.
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