Fix this casserole for dinner and enjoy the time you save!
I recently talked with my adult daughter about what she remembered about how I handled chores when our kids were younger.
She commented on the fact that I had a set list of chores with each child doing one 15-20 minute task every day, and that I planned out our meals.
Being able to sit down and think of 10 meals your family would love, shop for all the ingredients at once and do the prep and cooking in one slot of time saved me hours of work later.
I used to think of it as cooking it forward. Not only did it save on the cooking time, but the biggie was the clean-up.
Think about it, if all you have to do is put prepped ingredients together and put it in the oven, that is a huge saving of time.
This recipe is one that you can prep weeks before by just having the chicken cooked and cubed.
Kristyne of Lil’ Luna also saves time by cooking ahead. Now that is one smart Cook! Thanks for the useful tip.
You can buy cooked, chopped chicken, but I like to bake my chicken earlier in the morning. I usually line a cookie sheet with foil, add some chicken breast and drizzle a little bit of olive oil and lemon pepper. I cook at 400 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
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Quick Tip: If you are not a big fan of celery go ahead and swap out that ingredient for green beans, broccoli, or zucchini. Seriously, this is a great recipe to cater to your families preferences.
Sounds so easy and delicious. I’m make it tomorrow for dinner.
how much salt is in this?
It didn’t call for salt because of the fried onion rings but feel free to add a pinch..which is about 1/4 tsp. or to taste.
I like using fresh ground pepper in mine as well.
The soup has a lot of salt in it. i would make my own cream of chicken soup very easy to do. That way your controlling the salt in the dish
chcek the salt content on the cream of chcken soup, the green bens, the sourcream, the myo and the cheddar cheese and you probably hve more than the daily suggested sodium for a whole day in one serving. it may taste good but the salt and fat will not so anyone any good.
You will not die from a serving of this, just don’t over do it.
Instant rice ? Since its only in the oven for 30 mins… The almonds wouldn’t work for my family either, otherwise sounds yummy. I wouldn’t use any salt because of the French onion and the soup.
Going to try this. Thinking of using broccoli. .
Sounds great. I actually love adding in carrots and peas.
Do you add water to the condensed soup first before measuring or use it undiluted ?
Use it undiluted, but I add about 1/4 of a can of milk just because I like it a bit on the creamier side.
What can be substituted for 1 can cream of chicken soup…..(Hubby hates cream of any soup). I love this meal and am interested introducing this back into our menu? We have been married for 46 years…..He very seldom complains…..May have to make it just for me! :-} !
Thank you,
Sandie
Make a basic white sauce and use that instead of the canned soup. So easy to make……let your imagination run a bit here……surprising how good your dish will turn out with whatever changes you make.
You can also replace the almonds with water chestnuts.
Personally I would add both but the water chestnuts will have the crunch desired.
Make your basic white sauce…..then you can use your own add-in ingredients…..choose what you want to put in it. You’ll be surprised at how good these combo’s can work out…..and as for hubby? Took him all those years to figure out he didn’t like canned cream of whatever soups? That’s a lot of years, Mrs.