One of my favorite dishes to make when my family is coming over is a Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe; it takes under 30 minutes to make and is so full of flavor!
There's really nothing quite like the creamy taste of Velveeta block cheese in a casserole, am I right?
Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe
This Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe is the perfect recipe to make when you want to spend time with the family - because you won't be slaving over the stove all evening!
So many of my favorite recipes include the liquid gold of Velveeta, but I think this one is really my favorite. Whenever I make it, I think of family dinners, conversation and happiness. I think I've made it for our family's annual progressive Christmas dinner twice now, that's how much everyone loves it - especially the little ones!
Velveeta asked me if I knew any Liquid Gold Diggers. I'll know more soon once they taste these dishes! Why? Because Liquid Gold Diggers love the Liquid Gold of Velveeta.
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How to Make this Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe
Ingredients needed to make this Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe
- 2 cups Minute white rice
- 1 & ½ pounds diced boneless skinless COOKED chicken breasts
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup sliced white button mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ white onion diced
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ pound of 2% Milk Velveeta
- salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions for making this Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Casserole With Rice
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
In a saucepan over medium heat, saute onions, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil and cook about five minutes.
Add the chicken broth, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper and stir.
Remove from heat and mix in rice, broccoli and chicken, and half of the cubed 2% Milk Velveeta.
Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish and top with remaining 2% Milk Velveeta.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
You'll want to let the cheesy broccoli and chicken casserole with rice set for a while to cool down before serving - that liquid gold gets super hot in the oven!
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Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken Casserole With Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups Minute white rice
- 1 & ½ pounds diced boneless skinless COOKED chicken breasts
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup sliced white button mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ white onion diced
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ pound of 2% Milk Velveeta
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, saute onions, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil and cook about five minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper and stir.
- Remove from heat and mix in rice, broccoli and chicken, and half of the cubed 2% Milk Velveeta.
- Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish and top with remaining 2% Milk Velveeta.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Mellisa says
I'm a gold digger! Looks great Jenn 🙂
Jenn says
Looks like perfect comfort food for busy weeknights.
HilLesha says
Yum, yum, yum! 🙂
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
Nothing melts like Velveeta.
Jenny says
Oh, I bet this is delicious with Velveeta!
Sheilacakes says
Yum. I love broccoli and cheese!
Maryann says
those commercials are funny
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
Oh man, that looks AWESOME!! I definitely want to try it.
LyndaS says
I like that it is a one dish meal.
Meghan says
Yummy!
Colleen says
This looks great and so easy to make. YUM!
Liz says
I will happily make this with the other half of my liquid gold!
Donna says
Now that's cheesy!
Angela says
This looks seriously yummy and great for a busy week night.
Tiffany says
Looks delicious, and really simple too! Great for busy moms like me for sure!
Toni says
I love cheese and broccoli anything LOL I need to try this.
Nicole says
Ooh this looks so yummy. I love making homemade casseroles like this. Delish!
Amanda says
May be a dumb question, but is the chicken cooked first before adding to recipe?
Jennifer Quillen says
Oh my goodness! I should add that to the instructions! Yes, it has to be cooked first 🙂
Sara says
Is the rice supposed to be cooked first before mixing it in?
Lu says
Do you use Minute Rice or regular rice?
Jennifer Quillen says
You can use either! If you use Minute Rice, it will just cook a little more soft then regular rice.
Bonnie says
Well, I.m trying the recipe now. It was a surprise when I checked on it, with 3 minutes left, and the rice had not even begun to cook. Maybe you should fix the recipe so that it calls for cooked rice.
Debbie Beam says
My husband said it was the best casserole I've ever made!
AA says
MAKE SURE TO COOK RICE BEFORE MIXING IT IN!
This was not stated in the recipe. I mixed it all in (uncooked rice) and cooked for 20 minutes and the rice was still hard. This recipe was a waste of my time & food 🙁
Jennifer says
It sounds like you did not use the Minute Rice that this recipe calls for.
Jennifer says
Yes! The black pepper brings out the taste!