WW Recipe of the Day: 5-Ingredient Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole
Sharing this super quick and easy chicken wild rice casserole. With just a handful of simple pantry ingredients you'll have dinner on the table in no time at all.
This creamy casserole is comfort food at its best. My husband LOVES it.
I appreciate how easy it is. It's a perfect go-to dinner when yout don't have the time or energy to prep a bunch of ingredients. Just open a few cans and boxes. And before you know it dinner is done.
I usually toss together a simple green salad to serve alongside while the casserole cooks. Enjoy!
How Many Calories/Weight Watchers Points in this Easy Chicken Wild Rice Casserole?
According to my calculations each serving has 226 calories and:
7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Recipe Additions & Variations
No canned green beans? Use whatever lightly cooked vegetable you like best - broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, asparagus or a combination.
No canned chicken? Use whatever cooked protein you prefer. Shredded or chopped cooked chicken or turkey, ham or shrimp would work well. This is a perfect use for leftover rotisserie chicken.
No Cream of celery soup? Use whatever cream soup you like best - mushroom, chicken, etc.
No long grain wild rice mix? Use 2.5 cups of cooked rice of your choice (just be sure to season it well)
No almonds? Substitute whatever nut you prefer. Or use chopped celery or water chestnuts instead.
How to Make Easy Chicken Wild Rice Casserole Step by Step
Step 1: Gather your ingredients...
- 1 box Long Grain Wild Rice Mix (I use Uncle Ben's, which is currently 6oz) (makes 2.5 cups of cooked rice)
- 1 can (10 to 12 ounces) chicken breast, drained
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) green beans, drained
- 1 can (10.75 ounces) reduced fat cream of celery soup
- ¼ cup sliced almonds (or chopped cashews or chopped water chestnuts or even chopped celery for a little crunch)
You'll also need: an oven-safe pie plate (affiliate link) or casserole dish (affiliate link) and medium pot with lid (affiliate link).
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a pie plate (affiliate link) or casserole dish (affiliate link) with nonstick spray and set it aside.
Step 2: Cook the rice.
Cook the rice according to the package directions in a pot big enough to mix up the casserole in.
Step 3: Stir together the casserole ingredients.
When the rice is done...
add the chicken, green beans, can of soup and almonds.
Stir until well combined.
Step 4: Transfer to prepared dish and bake till bubbly.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish. Bake until heated through and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.
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Easy 5-Ingredient Chicken Wild Rice Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package (6 ounces) long grain wild rice blend (I use Uncle Ben's which makes 2.5 cups cooked rice)
- 1 can (10 to 12 ounces) chicken breast, drained
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) green beans, drained
- 1 can (10.75 ounces) reduced-fat cream of celery soup (or cream of chicken or mushroom)
- ¼ cup sliced almonds (I used chopped cashews)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a pie plate (affiliate link), or casserole dish (affiliate link), with nonstick spray and set it aside.
- Cook the rice according to the package directions in a pot big enough to mix up the casserole.
- When the rice is done add the chicken, green beans, can of soup and almonds. Stir until well combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish.
- Bake until heated through and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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- Easy Slow Cooker Chicken & Gravy
- Skinny Chicken & Broccoli Casserole
- Pioneer Woman Chicken Spaghetti Made Lighter
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Sheila Castellini
We really enjoyed this. I added mushrooms, asparagus and water chestnuts. I used cream of chicken because I had it. I sprinkled panko crumbs on top. I will make this again
SusieMA
I haven't tried this recipe yet so my 4 stars don't reflect our dining experience-sorry but I have a question about this recipe...I put it into WW recipe builder so I'd be able to track it once I make it & it came up 9 points for Green. ????? To make it more manageable for myself I omitted the almonds & added water chestnuts (I like a good crunch in my food) so got it down to 8 points. What am I doing wrong? Every recipe I have added to WW site I always end up with more points that you've posted on the recipe. Please any suggestions/information, etc will be greatly appreciated!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Susie, In the WW Recipe Builder for the Green Plan I show the following: Uncle Ben's Wild Rice Blend (14SP), 1-1/4 Cup Members Mark Canned Chicken Breast (4SP), Canned Green Beans (0SP), Canned Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup (5SP), 1/4 cup almonds (4SP) When these are totaled and then divided by the 4 Servings, the SP Value per serving shows as 7. It could be that you are selecting different brands or amounts of ingredients which could explain the discrepancies. Hope this helps. ~Martha
SusieMA
I tried this after all so wanted to report back...MDH didn't care for this at all and I thought it was ok. I've been eating the leftovers and they're still just ok. I can't think of what else I could add to this to give it more flavor...maybe garlic and some onion. But not sure I'll try this recipe again.
Doris Chell
I am fixing this one for a second time today. I was able to freeze individual servings and cook in microwave straight from the freezer. The next time I fix this meal I will add fresh mushrooms and maybe some zucchini.
Diane
Only change I made was water chestnuts instead of nuts, it was wonderful, thank you.
Diane
I forgot to add my stars.
Jean Zastrow
Question. I bought the Uncle Ben's 8.8 8z Long Grain and Wild Rice with herbs and seasoning. In your recipe do you use the seasoning packet or just make the rice?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Jean, I make it with the seasonings. ~Martha
Charlene
Would Cauliflower Rice work for this?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Charlene, I haven't tried it with cauliflower rice but believe it would be fine. If you try it please let us know how it turns out for you. ~Martha
Nicole S
This is ridiculously basic but in a good way. Of course, I had to make subs for what I had on hand. I didn't have cream soup so I googled a recipe and made a substitute. I also didn't have a can of veg so I used a bag of frozen veggies I let thaw while cooking the rice. I made this to use up some pantry ingredients and to have meals ready to go for my husband while I'm out of town so I didn't bake this. I tasted the combination and it's very good. I'm wondering what the baking does for the dish as to me it tastes awesome as is. If I do bake some to have for lunch I'll probably top it with crispy onions or crispy bell peppers (which I also have in the pantry...). Thanks for helping me use up a can of chicken and a box of rice!