Easy Chicken And Wild Rice Casserole

Serves: 6

Aurelia Collier

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

55

Sweetness

50

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sherry (dry)

1.5 tsps

Salt

1 tsp

Curry Powder

1 cup

Butter

1 cup

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

Place chicken in a deep pot and cover with water; add sherry, onion, celery, salt, and curry powder

2

Bring liquid to a boil, cover pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink near the bone, about 1 hour

3

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C)

4

Strain broth from chicken mixture into a bowl and transfer chicken to a work surface to cool until easily handled

5

Pull meat from the bones and cut into bite-size pieces

6

Discard bones, onion, and celery

7

Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms until golden brown, about 10 minutes

8

Bring reserved chicken broth and wild rice to a boil in a large saucepan

9

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 45 minutes

10

Drain excess liquid, fluff rice with a fork, and cook uncovered 5 minutes more

11

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

12

Combine chicken, rice, and about 1/2 of the mushrooms in a 4-quart casserole dish

13

Mix mushroom soup and sour cream together in a bowl and stir into chicken-rice mixture

14

Arrange remaining mushrooms in a circle on top of the casserole

15

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour