Chicken-rice casserole recipe...

[ursusarctos]

...that doesn't include canned cream of x soup? Or other ways to use up the meat from chicken that has been boiled for broth? Thanks!

[chattyprincess]

shepards pie or pot pies are the standby in my house for leftover chicken. Or chicken tacos!

[JessicaS]

Chicken salad, chicken enchiladas, chicken tacos, chicken pot pie, chicken tortilla casserole, chicken chili

[katelove]

I made this one the other night

1 onion diced
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
2 cans crushed tomatoes (could use fresh)
dessertspoon brown sugar (or any sugar really)
large handful chopped parsley
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil for frying
8 boneless/skinless chicken thighs cut into bite-size pieces (or could use meat from broth making)

Brown chicken in pot then remove. Fry onion and garlic until soft. Add tomatoes, sugar and pepper and stir to combine. Add chicken. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Add salt to taste. Stir through parsley. Serve with rice.

If you were using cooked chicken then you could reduce the simmering time a bit.

[staceychev]

That's so funny! I'm a high school teacher, and hunted down our home ec teacher about six weeks ago with the same question. Anyway, I ended up making a version of "chicken a la king" that my mom made when I was a kid, but just with a bechamel sauce instead of with cream of mushroom soup.

Mom's original was leftover chicken and peas simmered in cream of mushroom soup, served over rice or egg noodles. I've served mine over pasta and over brown rice and like it better over rice.

My version:
* Make a roux with butter and flour and then add milk to make a bechamel sauce (I used this recipe from Epicurious). Set the sauce aside.
* Saute chopped onions in butter or olive oil (or both). Add sliced mushrooms, pieces of leftover chicken and bechamel sauce
* Add frozen peas and simmer

Note: I totally under-salted this the first time I made it, so keep checking the salt and pepper throughout the cooking

[ursusarctos]

Thanks for your suggestions and thank you staceychev!!! I suspected as much about the bechamel sauce but wasn't sure. Now I am! Thanks again.

[BetsyS]

I use a white sauce instead of cream of soup.