Club Chicken Casserole

This chicken-and-rice casserole is supplemented with canned mushrooms and pimentos.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups chicken broth
• ⅓ cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 (2 ounce) jar pimentos
• 3 cups diced cooked chicken
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 ⅔ cups half-and-half
• ¼ teaspoon rosemary

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.

Step 2

Spread the rice into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.

Step 3

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir flour in melted butter until frothy, 2 to 3 minutes; add half-and-half, chicken broth, rosemary, and salt to the saucepan. Stirring continually, cook the broth mixture until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir cooked chicken, mushrooms, bell pepper, and pimentos into the sauce; cook until the chicken is hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the chicken mixture over the rice; stir lightly.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until heated through and the rice is very tender, about 30 minutes.