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Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole

Casserole prepared from poached chicken, celery, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, cooked brown rice, sour cream, condensed cream of chicken soup, celery salt, onion powder, garlic powder, melted butter and crushed saltine crackers.

Ingredients -

4 Skinless, Bone-in Chicken Breast Halves
2 Celery Stalks, cut into thirds
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
1/8 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 cup Cooked Brown Rice
6 ounces Sour Cream
2 (10.5 ounces each) cans Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1/4 teaspoon Celery Salt
1/8 teaspoon Onion Powder
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
Sea Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
2 cups Crushed Saltine Crackers
1/2 cup Butter, melted

Preparation:

1. Turn the oven to 350 degrees and preheat.

2. Add the chicken, celery, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and enough water to just cover to a large pot and bring to a boil.

3. Cover, lower the heat and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes.

4. Drain the liquid, reserving 1 cup.

5. Allow the chicken to cool enough to remove the meat from the bones and cut into small pieces.

6. Combine the sour cream, broth, soup, onion powder, celery salt, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

7. Add the cooked rice and chopped chicken and mix well.

8. Transfer the mixture to a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.

9. Add the crushed saltine crackers and butter to a large bag and shake to mix.

10. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the casserole and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

11. Serve and enjoy.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Brown Rice

	Brown rice, often called hulled rice is a very popular rice for its nutty flavor and chewy texture compared to plain white rice. Brown rice is unmilled or partially milled, leaving the outer hull intact. Brown rice can be found in most grocery stores with other packaged rice, and sometimes available in wholesale form in bins for self service packaging.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Onion and Garlic Powder

	While not true replacements or substitutes for onion or garlic, onion powder and garlic powder can come in handy to season recipes with their respective flavorings and add little in terms of salt or other additives. Onion powder is dehydrated onion that has been ground to powder. Garlic powder is dehydrated garlic cloves that have been ground to powder. Both are jarred and sold alongside other herbs and spices. Look carefully at labels to insure a quality product.

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