For the most part, our Thanksgiving and Christmas menu stays pretty traditional. I can always look forward to enjoying Mom and Grandma’s recipes, all of which are my favorites, year after year. They usually handle all the cooking, but I like to contribute in some way, usually by making dessert and a new side. Last year I tried something new by making a creamy chicken and vegetable rice casserole dish and it was a huge hit! It made the perfect side item to be paired with the turkey and other traditional dishes. The best part of all was that it didn’t require hours in the making like some holiday dishes either. I’m looking forward to making this veggie rice casserole again soon.
WHAT YOU NEED
3 cups Mahatma Rice (I used jasmine)
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
8oz Peas (frozen or canned)
8oz Chopped Carrots (frozen or canned)
1 Garlic Clove, minced
1 tbs Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
WHAT YOU DO
In a saucepan, cook the jasmine rice per instructions. In a separate saucepan, sauté the olive oil, garlic, peas, and carrots. Add the cream of chicken soup and mix well over low heat for approx. 5 minutes. Once the rice and cooked and cooled, combine rice into cream of chicken and vegetable mixture and stir until well combined. Continue to heat on low for an additional 5 minutes.
Transfer dish to baking dish and bake in oven on 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool then serve.
I chose not to add any chicken to the dish since we always have a turkey and ham, but you can certainly add it if you wish!
Thank you Mahatma Rice for sponsoring today’s post.
The Siberian American says
That looks so delicious! 🙂
StressFreeMommies Ros Emely says
Wow..delicious recipe!
Susannah says
Oh wow! This sounds so incredibly good!!! <3
Nicole Leith says
I have a dish that's very similar to this that I make. It's so simple and so filling. It tastes great on chilly fall nights.
Dara @ The Southern Thing says
Yes! It is great for a chilly fall night!
Jessica Humrich says
One of my favorites! I have a similar recipe I love!
Chelsea Hetzel says
This looks so good! I love any kind of casserole 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Kate at Green Fashionista says
This looks DELISH! Perfect addition to the Thanksgiving table <3
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The Girl who Loved to Write says
This sounds delicious!
Meg Taylor says
This sounds like the perfect comfort food 🙂