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Chicken and Broccoli Bake

This recipe is an easy dinner with simple ingredients like chicken, rice, and broccoli. You only need 30 minutes to bake! Recipe source: Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Servings: 8
Ingredients Click the play button next to each ingredient for How-To Videos
  • 1 cup Brown Rice, cooked
  • 3 cups Chicken, cooked and diced
  • 1 12-ounce package frozen Broccoli, thawed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1 can low-sodium Chicken Broth (14.5 oz)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • Cooking spray
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In medium bowl, mix rice, chicken, and broccoli.
  3. In large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
  4. Add flour to melted butter and stir. This will be lumpy.
  5. Slowly add chicken broth to butter and flour mixture. Stir to remove lumps and until it thickens.
  6. Add cheese to broth. Stir.
  7. Pour cheese broth into rice mixture. Stir.
  8. Prepare baking dish with cooking spray.
  9. Put ingredients into baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

 

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1/8 of recipe % Daily Value
Calories 160
Fat 5 g 7%
Saturated Fat 2.5 g 13%
Cholesterol 50 mg 17%
Sodium 230 mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 11 g 4%
Fiber 2 g 7%
Sugars 1 g
Protein 17 g 33%
Ingredient Nutrition Info

Brown rice is a whole grain and a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6 and manganese and is high in fiber.

Broccoli is a particularly rich source of vitamin C and vitamin K.

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