Million Dollar Chicken Rice-A-Roni Casserole-cfniervt

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Million Dollar Chicken Rice-A-Roni Casserole-cfniervt

Casserole, Casserole, chicken-

Prep Time: 15 mins Cook 

Time: 30 mins Servings: 

Yield: 6 people 

Source: Plainchicken.com

Ingredients

1 box chicken flavor Rice-A-Roni

1 (10.5-oz) can cream of chicken soup

½ cup sour cream

1 cup cottage cheese

4 -oz cream cheese, room temperature

½ tsp onion powder

¼ tsp garlic powder

4 cups cooked chopped chicken

¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

1 (3-oz) can French fried onions
Directions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions. Add soup, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, and chicken. Stir to combine.

Spread rice mixture into prepared pan. Top rice with parmesan cheese and fried onions.

Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

You want the cream cheese to be very soft so it gets fully incorporated into the rice mixture. Microwave the cream cheese for 15 to 20 seconds if you are short on time.

Feel free to add some chopped broccoli to the casserole mixture.

Can Million Dollar Chicken Rice-a-Roni Casserole be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the casserole ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. You may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time if baking the casserole straight from the refrigerator.

Can Million Dollar Chicken Rice-a-Roni Casserole be frozen? Yes! Assemble the casserole and cover the dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Place the dish in the freezer and freeze. The casserole will keep up to 3 months in the freezer.

To bake the casserole after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed.
Notes

I used rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this casserole.