chicken, spinach, rice casserole

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57 Pinches
Madison, WI
Updated on Jun 24, 2011

My family loves spinach and chicken is a mainstay in my freezer so this recipe was a natural for us.

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
  • 4 ounces cream cheese spread with chives
  • 1 can crean of chicken soup
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup snipped, fresh oregano
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • 6 - small bone-in chicken breast halves, skinless
  • - salt and pepper

How To Make chicken, spinach, rice casserole

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine spinach and cream cheese. Spread into prepared dish.
  • Step 2
    In medium bowl,combine soup, milk, 3 tablespoons of the cheese,3 tablespoons of the oregano, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture.
  • Step 3
    Stir uncooked rice into the remaining soup mixture. Spoon this over the spinach. Place chicken, bone sides down, on top of the rice.Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Spoon reserved soup over chicken.
  • Step 4
    Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 1/4 hours or until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and oregano.

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