Mushroom Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole
If you are looking for rustic hearty meal with creamy and rich flavors – you came to the right place! The combination of mushrooms, wild rice and a cream sauce pair so beautifully in this chicken casserole. Mushroom Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole is a wonderful weeknight meal that will be sure to make everyone happy. A cold wintery evening is perfect for this belly warming meal.
I have included a homemade onion soup seasoning mix that you can use for this recipe as well as other recipes what call for an onion soup mix. If you prefer to use a premade onion soup mix, it will work just great for this recipe as well, just be sure to look at the measurements. The only reason I make my own is because I try to limit the amount of salt and preservatives that I feed my family.
If you do not care for wild rice, you could certainly use all long grain rice for this recipe. I like to use a little bit of long grain mixed in with the wild rice just give it some balance. Since wild rice tends to maintain a bit of bite even when fully cooked, I like the soft long grain rice in there to vary the textures.
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Mushroom Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Avocado Oil
- ½ Yellow Onion diced
- 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1½ cup Wild Rice Blend
- ½ cup Long Grain Rice
- 3 cup Chicken Broth
- 6 Chicken Breasts
- 2 tbsp Onion Soup Seasoning Mix see recipe below
Cream Sauce
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 4 tbsp Flour
- 2 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 tbsp Onion Soup Seasoning Mix see recipe below
- 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
Instructions
- In a saute pan over medium high heat, add oil, onion and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes then add rice. Toast for 3 minutes more. Transfer to 13×9 baking dish. Add chicken broth.
- Preheat oven to 400degF.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add butter. Once melted, whisk in flour and let cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and onion soup seasonings mix. Cook another 3 minutes. Then add to baking dish. Stir to thoroughly combine.
- Sprinkle both sides of chicken with onion seasoning mix. In the same saute pan you toasted the rice in, add chicken and cook on each side for 3 minutes. (just browning, not cooking through). Add chicken breast in single layer over rice mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil and put in oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil from baking dish and cook for another 15 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving a portion of rice and piece of chicken to each bowl.
Homemade Onion Soup Seasoning Mix
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Dried Minced Onion
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Celery Salt
- 1 tbsp Parsley
- ½ tbsp Paprika
- ½ tbsp Onion Powder
- ½ tbsp Salt
- ½ tbsp Pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir thoroughly to combine.
- Use right away or store in an airtight container like a mason jar with a lid.
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Wild rice is so hearty!
Hubby would like this. Thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 65. Pinned!
Looks delicious! Thank you so much for sharing at the Lazy Gastronome’s What’s for Dinner party. Have a fabulous week.
We love wild rice! Like the change of toe usual rice and chicken casserole. From the Lazy Gastronome’s link. Have a good weekend!