Chicken and Rice Casserole

Chicken and Rice Casserole is a famous American cuisine. This recipe is made with combination of chicken, noodles, ketchup and cheese. A perfect recipe for cheese and noodles lover.

Ingredients

  • Rice 2 cups (soaked)
  • Chicken ½ kg (bite sized)
  • Onion 1 medium
  • Spring onions 2
  • Carrots 2
  • Salt to taste (divided)
  • Black pepper powder 1-1/2 tea spoons (divided)
  • Hot sauce 4 tea spoons (divided)
  • White vinegar 6 tea spoons (divided)
  • Oil 6 tea spoons
  • Butter 2 tea spoons
  • Ketchup 200 gm
  • Red chili powder ½ tea spoon
  • Chicken stock as required
  • Noodles 1 packet
  • Cheese 200 gm

Method

  1. Cut onion, spring onion and carrot into bite size pieces.
  2. In a bowl mix salt, 1 tea spoon black pepper powder, 2 tea spoons hot sauce and 4 tea spoons vinegar. Marinate chicken in this mixture for 30 minutes.
  3. Fry chicken in oil until done. Remove chicken pieces and set aside in a bowl.
  4. In the same pan sauté vegetables about 3 minutes. Remove vegetables in a separate bowl.
  5. Sauce: Now heat butter in a pan, add ketchup, salt, red chili powder, remaining black pepper powder, vinegar, and hot sauce. Stir well. Remove from flame when starts bubbling.
  6. Boil rice in chicken stock, add salt. Cook until done. Spread rice in a dish and let it cool down.
  7. Boil noodles according to packet directions.
  8. Take a casserole dish, set a layer of rice. Then pour the half sauce followed by vegetables and chicken (reserve a few chicken pieces) over the rice. Then again pour sauce followed by noodles.
  9. Top with cheese. Place reserved chicken pieces over cheese.
  10. Bake in over at 180 degree C for 10 minutes.
  11. Serve hot.
  12. Note: If you don’t have casserole dish then you can follow this procedure.
  13. Grease a bowl. Layer noodles at the bottom followed by sauce, half rice, vegetables and chicken then remaining rice. Turn it out on a serving oven proof dish. Top with cheese and bake in over for 10 minutes. This presentation style looks just amazing.

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