Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, rice and chicken casserole. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Rice and Chicken Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Rice and Chicken Casserole is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have rice and chicken casserole using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:
- Take 1 pound carrots
- Prepare 1 pound frozen broccoli
- Take 1/2 cup butter
- Take 1-1/2 cup long grain rice
- Get 1 rib celery
- Get 1 large onion diced
- Make ready 3 quarts water
- Make ready 3 cups instant rice
- Prepare 3 pounds chicken thighs skin on and bone in
- Get 1-1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- Get 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Prepare Toppings——————
- Take 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- Take 1/2 stick butter
- Take 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
Steps to make Rice and Chicken Casserole:
- Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit
- Peel and slice the carrots. Dice the celery, add to the chicken and water and boil, add in the salt and pepper. After 15 minutes add the minced garlic and broccoli.
- Remove the chicken and take the skins off. I save mine to fry crispy latter for other recipes. Take and remove the meat off the bones. Chop the big pieces of chicken and return to pot. Add the long grain rice and boil for 15 minutes.
- Add instant rice to the bottom of the oven safe dish for the casserole.
- Mix the butter breadcrumbs and granulated garlic powder.
- Pour the chicken and liquids with the vegetables over the instant rice. Sir just a bit, to get the air bubbles out and the instant rice to rehydrate. Spread the breadcrumbs mix over the top of casserole.
- Put into the oven for an hour.
- Let rest 15 minutes and serve I hope you enjoy!!
How to Elevate Your Mood with Food
Many of us have been trained to think that comfort foods are terrible and are to be avoided. Often, if the comfort food is a high sugar food or some other junk food, this is true. At times, comfort foods can be perfectly healthy and good for us to consume. There are several foods that actually can raise your moods when you consume them. When you feel a little down and are in need of an emotional pick-me-up, test out a few of these.
Eggs, you might be surprised to discover, are wonderful at battling depression. Just make sure that you do not throw away the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most crucial in terms of helping you cheer up. Eggs, particularly the yolks, are rich in B vitamins. These B vitamins are terrific for helping to boost your mood. This is because they improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that dictate how you feel). Try eating some eggs to feel better!
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Grains can be wonderful for fighting a bad mood. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all truly excellent for helping boost your happiness levels. They help you feel full as well which can actually help to better your mood. Feeling starved can be terrible! The reason these grains help your mood so much is that they are easy for your stomach to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps kick start a rise in your sugar levels which in turn kicks up your mood to a happier place.
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See, you don’t need to stuff your face with junk food when you are wanting to feel better! Try a couple of of these hints instead.
