Club Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups diced cooked chicken
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 (2 ounce) jar pimentos

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• spread the rice into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir flour in melted butter until frothy, 2 to 3 minutes; add half-and-half, chicken broth, rosemary, and salt to the saucepan. stirring continually, cook the broth mixture until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. stir cooked chicken, mushrooms, bell pepper, and pimentos into the sauce; cook until the chicken is hot, 2 to 3 minutes. pour the chicken mixture over the rice; stir lightly.
• bake in preheated oven until heated through and the rice is very tender, about 30 minutes.