WW Recipe of the Day: 5-Ingredient Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole
(226 calories | 7 6 6 myWW *SmartPoints value per serving)
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 it’s 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
- 1/4 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.
If you’ve made this chicken and wild rice casserole, please give the recipe a star rating below and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it.
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)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds (I used chopped cashews)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a pie plate, or casserole dish, 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
*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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She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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- Easy Slow Cooker Chicken & Gravy
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- Pioneer Woman Chicken Spaghetti Made Lighter
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Beautiful recipes! I always like all the chicken dishes, I will try your recipe
Mary Nash
Made this for dinner last night and very much enjoyed it! Quick, easy, and very satisfying. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us!
Susan
How many servings? Thanks!
Kim
I’m also curious to know how many total servings…thank you!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Kim, This makes 4 servings. I’ve updated the recipe!
Kim
Thank you! I’m looking forward to trying this.
Kitty Robinson
Loved the recipe but found it a little dry. What should I add to finished dish to make it creamier?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Kitty, though I haven’t tried to make it creamier, I imagine any of the following “creamy ingredients” might work: light mayonnaise, light cream cheese, laughing cow cheese, light sour cream, etc. Of course all of these additions would affect the calorie/nutritional/points information.
Kitty J Robinson
What if I added some chicken broth?
Martha McKinnon
Yes, chicken broth would make the casserole moister.
Maryanne Vermillion
This was a big hit in our house last night. My picky eater husband told me to put it in the front of the recipe box and make often. I love recipes where I have everything in the pantry and can make it in a pinch This one was a winner!!! Thanks for a great recipe.
GAMcBeth
Very easy to make, and tasty. It served more than 4 servings when served with a salad.
Martha McKinnon
Glad you liked it!
Jan
We love this…it is one of my serve to company dishes. Jan
Joyce
This is excellent, easy to put together and is going on my dinner rotation. Someone before said it was dry, mine was very moist, I made sure the wild rice was done but I did not cook out all of the liquid.
Judy hartman
So good!!Like the WW freestyle points !!!
Sue G.
I’d love to try this recipe but I will not purchased canned cream of – soups. I picked up a can in the store recently and saw the 750 mg sodium per serving and put it back on the shelf. I’m sodium sensitive and just cannot eat that much salt. Is there a substitute for the salty canned soup – of any flavor?
Otherwise using fresh ingredients it sounds like something I’d enjoy!
Thank you for sharing!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Sue, I appreciate you not wanting to use canned cream soup. I’ve only made the recipe as written. Possible substitutions that might work include a homemade white sauce using milk thickened with flour and seasonings or possible Greek yogurt thinned with chicken broth? If you do try an alternative would love to have you let us know how it turns out. All the best, Martha
Joyce Fishel
Campbells makes a low sodium soup.
Donna
I love this recipe! I make it for dinner early in the week and use leftovers for lunches since I’m cooking for 2!
Delia
I made this last night and it was so easy and delicious! The recommended rice was very tasty. I will be keeping this in my dinner rotation.
Sherri Gaither
This is one of my favorites! It is quick, easy and, best of all, my husband also loves it. It is one of my go to recipes when I need a points friendly delicious meal!
Martha McKinnon
Thanks Sherri!
Betty Weidert
Made it with rotisserie chicken and broccoli as grandkids don’t like green beans. They loved it. Left out the nuts.
Laurie
Delish! I used leftover rotisserie chicken. We loved it!
Gayle
Delicious! Whipped it up for guests who loved it! Thanks!
Dorothy
Love this! My family does too. It’s easy and a great go to dish for during the work week.
Dorothy
Easy and yummy! My family loves it!
Vicki
This was pretty good during the time we are spending at home with the current outbreak. We used ground chicken, mixed veggies with basmati rice and put in spices as you suggested. Very simple to make!