Best 3 Chicken Thigh And Rice Casserole Recipes

EASY CHICKEN THIGHS AND RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F and get 9 by 13" casserole dish ready by placing it on the table.
• Using a skillet, add 5 chopped bacon strips and saute until golden color about 5 minutes. Next remove bacon grease leaving about 1 tablespoon inside the skillet add 1 tablespoon butter (Or remove all of the bacon grease and add 2 tablespoon of butter!) and 1 chopped onion. Saute onion with bacon until onion is soft about 9 minutes, stirring few times.
• Now, add 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and saute for 1 minutes, stirring few times. Place 1 1/2 cup of rice and saute onion with bacon into a casserole dish.
• Using small dish, mix all spices together. Rub 1/2 of the spice mixture onto both sides of the chicken thighs and the rest of the spice mixture add it to the casserole to flavor the rice. Pour in 2 3/4 cups of homemade chicken broth. Stir the rice and broth try it, and add more salt if needed.
• Place chicken on top the rice, cover the casserole and bake for about 30 minutes. After uncover (grease chicken thighs with oil or melted butter, to get that golden color), then bake for 20 more minutes.
• Grease chicken again with oil & broil on high for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with freshly chopped greens like parsley and enjoy!

CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a 9 x 9 baking pan.
• In a bowl, lightly mix the mushroom soup, milk and rice, don't try and get it smooth, leave lumps of soup in the mixture.
• Pour into baking pan.
• Sprinkle the onion soup mix over top and use a spoon to swirl into mixture, do not mix well.
• I like to season the top only of the chicken, the skin, the part that will be sticking up out of the soup mixture, I just lightly sprinkle seasoned salt.
• Place chicken into pan with soup mixture, skin side up.
• This will bake for about 1 hour, cover for the first 40 minutes, remove cover and bake an additional 20 minutes.
• This recipe can easily be doubled for a whole cut up chicken and a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• This is also very good with thick cut pork chops, also good with a can of mixed vegatables, drained and stirred in with the soup and rice mixture, you can also line the bottom of the pan with thin sliced potatoes.
• I like the recipe as-is, I suggest trying as-is first before experimenting, but, if I am using small thighs, I will sometimes place a couple of 4 inch pieces of smoked sausage in with it, YUM!

TOMATO, RICE, AND CHICKEN THIGH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Trim excess fat from thighs. Wash and pat dry. Season moderately with pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add chicken thighs and cook until well browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Pour sherry over top. Remove chicken to a plate. Drain excess fat, leaving about 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet.
• Add onion and bell pepper to the skillet and saute over medium heat until onions are translucent and peppers have softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice and saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and saffron; bring to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and lay chicken thighs in a single layer over the rice mixture.
• Bake, covered tightly, in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• When the casserole has about 5 minutes left, melt remaining tablespoon butter in a skillet. Add tomato slices and saute until heated through.
• Place a tomato slice on top of each chicken thigh, then sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, until chicken juices run clear, about 15 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Let rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.