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Chicken Almond Rice Casserole

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A simple yet wonderful casserole perfect for family dinners, potlucks, and large groups. A family favorite around here.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Almonds, Chopped
  • 5 Tablespoons Butter, Divided
  • 1 pound Chicken Breast, Cubed Into Sm. Pieces
  • 1 whole Medium Onion, Chopped
  • 2 cups Celery, Chopped
  • 3 cups Cooked White Rice
  • 1 can Condensed Cream Of Chicken (10.75 Oz)
  • 1-¼ cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 box Stove Top Stuffing - 5oz
  • Salt And Pepper, to taste

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a medium-sized saute/frying pan, toast almonds for approximately 3 minutes on medium-high heat. Remove almonds from pan into a large bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter to frying pan and saute chicken pieces until no longer pink. Remove chicken and add to the bowl with almonds. Saute onions and celery for 3 minutes and add to the chicken/almond mixture. Add rice, condensed cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, and a little salt and pepper (to taste) to the bowl and mix everything until well combined.

Add mixture to a greased casserole dish (dish size can be anything from medium to 9×13). Microwave remaining 3 tablespoons of butter until melted. Open the bag of Stove Top Stuffing and add melted butter to it. Fold the bag at the seam and shake the mixture for half a minute. Sprinkle the stuffing mixture on top of the casserole dish and bake for 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Enjoy!

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nancyboat on 11.20.2010

I was pretty leery on the mayo – that stuff usually makes me shiver. But I got past it and it was really good.

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susannasus761 on 12.15.2009

Very good. The poster was good enough to email me the instructions for freezing – She said her sister freezes this casserole. Bake without topping for 30 minutes. Apply topping and bake another 30 minutes.
I made this last night. It was really good and made enough for two big eaters to have a nice dinner, put another dinner in the freezer and have a little bit left over for lunch today!

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smokinchestnut on 12.12.2009

I agree that this casserole was one of the best I’ve had. Love the chunks of almonds in it and it was so simple to make!

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beebock on 11.23.2009

This casserole was delicious! I used my leftover roasted chicken and stuffing. I loved the crunch of the celery and almonds and the stuffing on top was so, so good! Definitely the best chicken and rice casserole I’ve ever had.

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Amy Locurto on 11.16.2009

Looks yummy!

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lvintennessee on 10.27.2020

I read the reviews – ingredients seemed too simple to be yummy, but I made it anyway. Oh my gosh! It was delicious! The only thing I changed was using a shallot instead of an onion, and I added salt along the way in various steps. Soooo good!

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jesseangela on 7.3.2017

My family was raised on southern style stuffing/dressing, and we found we didn’t like the flavor of Stove Top on top of this. We ended up scraping that off, and the rest was fantastic! I’m remaking it this week, because we loved the flavor of the rice so much, and I will just trade out the Stove Top for Panko. I’m sure it’s going to be perfect for our family. I was also really worried about the mayo also, as others mentioned, but it surprisingly good in there!

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mynina on 6.12.2015

I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious. I have a family member who cannot eat gluten, and therefore I was unable to use the Stove Top Stuffing as a topping. I mixed a bit of ground sage and garlic powder into 1/2 cup GF panko breadcrumbs with 2TB melted butter and it worked well. I also used a GF version of cream of chicken soup. I covered the dish for baking, as I was worried that the breadcrumbs might burn. Took the lid off to brown for just last 10 minutes. Everyone love the leftovers for lunch!! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ll definitely make it again.

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pattywalkerred on 6.10.2015

I took this out to a new mom and her farmer husband and kept half for my own family. The kids and I really liked it and I’m expecting the same review from the new little family.
By the way, I learned only after I’d started making it that I was out of celery so I subbed in some diced red pepper and a can of diced water chestnuts that I had for some crunch. I’d definitely do that again in addition to being sure I have celery in the house next time. A couple tablespoons of sherry in the sauce did not come amiss either.

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Wendy on 4.4.2015

The kids say it’s a keeper! For some reason it satisfied my craving for Chinese food! Super good!

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