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    Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe

    April 22, 2013 by Jenn 23 Comments

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    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

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    Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe

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    As I was getting ready to go out of town for a blogging event, I made this recipe for dinner for Angeline and I.

    As soon as I brought her home from school yesterday, she smelled it as soon as she walked in the door and said, "Dinner's going to taste gooood tonight!"

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    Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Casserole With Rice Recipe

    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 Recipe

    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.

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    Velveeta Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken Casserole With Rice

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    Author Jenn Quillen

    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

    1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
    2. In a saucepan over medium heat, saute onions, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil and cook about five minutes.
    3. Add the chicken broth, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper and stir.
    4. Remove from heat and mix in rice, broccoli and chicken, and half of the cubed 2% Milk Velveeta.
    5. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish and top with remaining 2% Milk Velveeta.
    6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

    Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken Casserole Recipe

     

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    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!

    broccoli and chicken casserole recipe

    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.

    Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Velveeta via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Velveeta.

     

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    Comments

    1. Mellisa

      April 22, 2013 at 9:00 pm

      I'm a gold digger! Looks great Jenn 🙂

      Reply
    2. Jenn

      April 22, 2013 at 10:16 pm

      Looks like perfect comfort food for busy weeknights.

      Reply
    3. HilLesha

      April 23, 2013 at 12:31 am

      Yum, yum, yum! 🙂

      Reply
    4. Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie}

      April 23, 2013 at 11:58 am

      Nothing melts like Velveeta.

      Reply
    5. Jenny

      April 23, 2013 at 12:45 pm

      Oh, I bet this is delicious with Velveeta!

      Reply
    6. Sheilacakes

      April 23, 2013 at 12:46 pm

      Yum. I love broccoli and cheese!

      Reply
    7. Maryann

      April 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      those commercials are funny

      Reply
    8. Robin (Masshole Mommy)

      April 23, 2013 at 4:26 pm

      Oh man, that looks AWESOME!! I definitely want to try it.

      Reply
    9. LyndaS

      April 23, 2013 at 4:52 pm

      I like that it is a one dish meal.

      Reply
    10. Meghan

      April 23, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Yummy!

      Reply
    11. Colleen

      April 23, 2013 at 10:41 pm

      This looks great and so easy to make. YUM!

      Reply
    12. Liz

      April 23, 2013 at 11:00 pm

      I will happily make this with the other half of my liquid gold!

      Reply
    13. Donna

      April 23, 2013 at 11:04 pm

      Now that's cheesy!

      Reply
    14. Angela

      April 24, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      This looks seriously yummy and great for a busy week night.

      Reply
    15. Tiffany

      April 26, 2013 at 10:56 pm

      Looks delicious, and really simple too! Great for busy moms like me for sure!

      Reply
    16. Toni

      April 28, 2013 at 6:08 pm

      I love cheese and broccoli anything LOL I need to try this.

      Reply
    17. Nicole

      April 29, 2013 at 7:49 pm

      Ooh this looks so yummy. I love making homemade casseroles like this. Delish!

      Reply
    18. Amanda

      October 15, 2013 at 11:05 am

      May be a dumb question, but is the chicken cooked first before adding to recipe?

      Reply
      • Jennifer Quillen

        October 15, 2013 at 11:33 am

        Oh my goodness! I should add that to the instructions! Yes, it has to be cooked first 🙂

        Reply
    19. Sara

      October 18, 2013 at 12:39 am

      Is the rice supposed to be cooked first before mixing it in?

      Reply
    20. Lu

      October 21, 2013 at 2:05 pm

      Do you use Minute Rice or regular rice?

      Reply
      • Jennifer Quillen

        October 21, 2013 at 2:07 pm

        You can use either! If you use Minute Rice, it will just cook a little more soft then regular rice.

        Reply
    21. Bonnie

      October 28, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      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.

      Reply

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