Comments on: Veggie, Ham & Cheese Rice Bake

By: Pam Flora

Pam Flora — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:27:31 +0000

I have made this delicious recipe many, many times over the course of the past three years. I, too, was always frustrated that it took so long to bake and that the rice often baked unevenly (which, to be fair, was probably my oven). I finally started making it exactly the same way, but cooking the rice separately (in half chicken brown/half water). I incorporate it at exactly the same time it says to in the recipe, but I omit the two cups of water. I do find that I still need to add water or chicken broth to the mixture so that it isn’t too dense and “brick like”. I just add it a little at a time until it stir easily. Once I started using cooked rice, it only needs to bake for about 20 minutes until it gets bubbly. It’s delicious!

By: lorelei

lorelei — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:23:09 +0000

Great recipe. The family ate it up. My only complaint was that after 40 minutes of baking, most of the liquid was gone and the rice on the bottom was cooked but the rice on the top was either not completely cooked and/or was drying up because of the baking. Either way, the rice was a bit on the hard side on the top. I would definitely make this recipe again but will have to modify it by cooking it a bit on the stovetop longer after adding the rice and liquid or cover the baking dish for part of the time. Anyway, thanks for the delicious recipe.

By: Shyla

Shyla — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:15:48 +0000

Very easy and tasty! It did take about an hour to cook in my oven though.

By: skinnycook

skinnycook — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:57:39 +0000

Loved this! I took ‘Allison at Novice Life’s’ suggestion and used chicken broth instead of water. Good idea! Next time I’ll use 2 1/2 cups of chicken broth or 2 cups chicken broth and 1/2 cup water because it needed a little more liquid. I also used a 9 x 13 pan and it was the perfect size. Whole family loved it and we agreed that it would make a great family reunion dish.

By: Pippi

Pippi — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:39:22 +0000

Tasty recipe! Very adaptable to what your family enjoys for veggies.

By: Maren Pederson

Maren Pederson — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:47:08 +0000

Great, easy meal.

By: moxie mama

moxie mama — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:40:21 +0000

very filling & adaptable…family loved it

By: evening506

evening506 — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:10:40 +0000

Thank you so much Lauren! This was a great success to use up some of my Easter Ham leftovers! Everyone went back for seconds! I made it with lots of broccoli, frozen corn, carrots and more onion because I also made more rice to feed a larger crowd. This will definately be a go to dish for our family!

By: apollosonacres

apollosonacres — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:21:35 +0000

5 mitts over here!!! Easy weeknight meal. Versatile too! We subbed broccoli for corn and all chix broth instead of some water. Yum!

By: Ashlee Pulley

Ashlee Pulley — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:38:59 +0000

This was surprisingly delicious! I didn’t expect much with it being so simple, but to my delight it turned out really good. The only change I made was using diced ham instead of sliced deli ham.