Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Casserole Recipe – super delicious Rice Casserole Recipe with Baked Chicken Thighs & garlic and bacon infused flavor. It takes a little time to prep this Chicken Rice Casserole, then YOU let the oven do the rest.
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How to Make Chicken and Rice Casserole:
Preheat the oven to 350F and get 9 by 13″ casserole dish ready by placing it on the table.
Using a skillet, add 5 chopped bacon strips and saute until golden color about 5 minutes.
Next remove bacon grease leaving about 1 tablespoon inside the skillet add 1 tablespoon butter (Or remove all of the bacon grease and add 2 tablespoon of butter!) and 1 chopped onion.
Saute onion with bacon until onion is soft about 9 minutes, stirring few times. Now, add 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and saute for 1 minutes, stirring few times.
Place 1 1/2 cup of rice and saute onion with bacon into a casserole dish.
Using small dish, mix all spices together.
Rub 1/2 of the spice mixture onto both sides of the chicken thighs and the rest of the spice mixture add it to the casserole to flavor the rice.
Pour in 2 3/4 cups of Homemade Chicken Broth. Stir the rice and broth, try it, and add more salt if needed.
Place chicken on top the rice, cover the casserole with foil paper and bake for about 30 minutes. 
After uncover (grease chicken thighs with oil or melted butter, to get that golden color), then bake for 20 more minutes.
Grease chicken thighs again with oil & broil on high for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with freshly chopped greens like parsley and enjoy!
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Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Recipe
Easy Chicken Thighs and Rice Casserole Recipe - super delicious Rice Casserole Recipe with Baked Chicken Thighs & garlic and bacon infused flavor.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 strips bacon chopped into tiny pieces
- 1 tablespoons butter or oil, plus more for brushing chicken
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 5 chicken thighs skinless & boneless
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice rinsed
- 2 3/4 cups homemade chicken broth hot
Spices
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Meat Seasoning or use your favorite poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and get 9 by 13" casserole dish ready by placing it on the table.
- Using a skillet, add 5 chopped bacon strips and saute until golden color about 5 minutes. Next remove bacon grease leaving about 1 tablespoon inside the skillet add 1 tablespoon butter (Or remove all of the bacon grease and add 2 tablespoon of butter!) and 1 chopped onion. Saute onion with bacon until onion is soft about 9 minutes, stirring few times.
- Now, add 3 finely chopped garlic cloves and saute for 1 minutes, stirring few times. Place 1 1/2 cup of rice and saute onion with bacon into a casserole dish.
- Using small dish, mix all spices together. Rub 1/2 of the spice mixture onto both sides of the chicken thighs and the rest of the spice mixture add it to the casserole to flavor the rice. Pour in 2 3/4 cups of homemade chicken broth. Stir the rice and broth try it, and add more salt if needed.
- Place chicken on top the rice, cover the casserole and bake for about 30 minutes. After uncover (grease chicken thighs with oil or melted butter, to get that golden color), then bake for 20 more minutes.
- Grease chicken again with oil & broil on high for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with freshly chopped greens like parsley and enjoy!
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 574kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 26gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 722mgPotassium: 387mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 355IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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Thinking about adding spinach to this..how should I do that?!
SOunds like a great idea, I would add it to the casserole with sauteed onion, broth and rice, then add chicken on top and bake it.
This was a big hit at my dinner table. The rice was so flavorful. I’m going to be adding some broccoli or Brussels sprouts next time.
Thank you for your awesome recipe review, so happy it was a hit at your dinner table!
Everyone enjoyed the dish. Will surely make it over and over again. Thank you.
Thank you so much Maria, for an amazing recipe review!
Can you use minute rice or does it have to be long grain and do you cook it ahead of time and use uncooked rice. Thanks!
I used washed uncooked long grain rice, if you use minute rice you will need to adjust the cooking time. Hope this helps!
Can brown rice be substituted? Will it affect cook time?
I dont see why not, you will have to adjust the time, I dont cook with brown rice so not sure how long it tastes to cook.
I made this and it was delicious!!! Yummy!!!
Thank you, David!