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Cracker Barrel Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe Copy Cat

by | Feb 5, 2013 | Recipes | 24 comments

Melissa Llado

Melissa Llado

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Melissa is a busy mom trying to survive the preschool years. She loves a good Pinot Grigio and cuddling up on the couch for the latest super hero movie. Her kids enjoy getting in the kitchen and helping make a mess trying new recipes! Even though she's constantly creating new and delicious treats she usually winds up buying grocery store treats when it's time for her to take snacks for school-- at all of the teachers' dismay.
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This delicious copy cat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Recipe will have your family begging for more.  The ultimate in comfort food– a few simple tweaks makes this chicken and rice casserole even healthier without any complaints!
Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Recipe
Update: Since writing this recipe Cracker Barrel has slightly changed their Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe.  It now uses wild rice and cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken.

Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Casserole

I love Cracker Barrel… and I don’t say that lightly…. I REALLY LOVE Cracker Barrel…and I really love Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice!  My husband makes fun of me because whenever he asks me what I want for dinner- if there’s a Cracker Barrel near by- I’m all about it!  Lucky for him the closest Cracker Barrel is now 25 minutes away… so we don’t eat there as much as we used to when we lived 5 minutes away.

Anyways, one of my favorite meals (besides this yummy copy cat Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole) is the Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole that they only serve during certain seasons!  It’s oh so yummy… it’s like comforting chicken soup but in a casserole form!  Perfect for this cold weather!

Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Recipe

Lucky for you I have replicated this recipe almost perfectly…. so are you ready for:

Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Recipe

There’s something about creamy chicken over steaming hot rice that just screams comfort food!  This recipe is UGLY but the flavors are absolutely amazing!  The great thing about this recipe is that’s it’s super simple to make a few healthy changes to make it a delicious meal you can feel good about feeding to your family.
I like to trade out the basic white rice for wild rice or even go healthier with quinoa.  You simply cook the quinoa according to the package directions and then pour the delicious creamy chicken on top….your family will totally gobble it up!

Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice Recipe
 
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This delicious chicken and rice casserole is the perfect comfort food and almost an exact match to the amazing Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice recipe.
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Recipe type: Casserole
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups cooked rice (al dente)
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1 Packet of Chicken Gravy (you can use the packet or the jar)
  • 1.5 Pounds of Chicken cut into strips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cook rice- when rice is half way done throw in diced onion to finish cooking with the rice.
  3. Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or lightly coat with EVOO.
  4. Cover bottom of baking dish with your rice.
  5. Place cut up chicken on top of rice.
  6. Spread Cream of Chicken soup over chicken- do not dilute- spread it straight from the can.
  7. Mix your Chicken Gravy Packet with 1 cup of water (or use the can version all ready to go) and pour it on top of the casserole.
  8. Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil.
  9. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until chicken is done.
  10. Remove foil and serve hot!

 

What’s your favorite dish at Cracker Barrel? Share in the comments below…maybe I’ll try to remake it!

Are you like me and always on the hunt for deliciously simple recipes that your family will love?

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Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole Copy Cat Recipe

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Melissa Llado

Melissa Llado

Creator at Serendipity and Spice
Melissa is a busy mom trying to survive the preschool years. She loves a good Pinot Grigio and cuddling up on the couch for the latest super hero movie. Her kids enjoy getting in the kitchen and helping make a mess trying new recipes! Even though she's constantly creating new and delicious treats she usually winds up buying grocery store treats when it's time for her to take snacks for school-- at all of the teachers' dismay.
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