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Chicken And Rice Casserole

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Then once youre ready to serve it, thaw it in the refrigerator, and reheat in the oven.

In a large Dutch oven or other heavy, oven-safe pot with a lid, heat 2 Tbsp.

olive oil over medium heat.

Ingredients for Chicken and Rice Casserole overhead

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Add onion, carrots, and bell pepper, and cook until softened, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Add garlic, thyme, rosemary, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

Cook, stirring, 1 minute.

frozen peas on top of baked chicken and rice casserole

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Add remaining tablespoon of oil and rice; stir until rice is coated with oil.

Add chicken broth, cream, chicken, and cheese.

Stir well to combine.

Chicken and Rice Casserole

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Bake casserole:

Cover pan, and transfer to preheated oven.

Add peas, and serve:

Remove from the oven, and stir in the peas.

Cover and let stand 5 minutes.

carrots, onion, and bell peppers in dutch oven

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herbs sprinkled on top of carrots, onions, and bell peppers in dutch oven

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rice added to vegetables in dutch oven

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cheese, cream and other ingredients added to dutch ove

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baked chicken and rice casserole

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Chicken and Rice Casserole

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox