Name: Chicken and Wild Rice Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix - 2 (6.1 ounce) boxes; Water - 1 ¾ cups; Butter, divided - 5 tablespoons; Sweet onion, chopped - 1 large; Cubed cooked chicken - 5 cups; Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided - 4 cups; Condensed cream of mushroom soup - 2 (10.75 ounce) cans; Sliced water chestnuts, drained - 2 (8 ounce) cans; Sour cream - 1 (16 ounce) container; Milk - 1 cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Soft bread crumbs - ½ cup; Sliced toasted almonds - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Chicken and Wild Rice Bake

1. Fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix 2 (6.1 ounce) boxes

2. Water 1 ¾ cups

3. Butter, divided 5 tablespoons

4. Sweet onion, chopped 1 large

5. Cubed cooked chicken 5 cups

6. Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided 4 cups

7. Condensed cream of mushroom soup 2 (10.75 ounce) cans

8. Sliced water chestnuts, drained 2 (8 ounce) cans

9. Sour cream 1 (16 ounce) container

10. Milk 1 cup

11. Salt ½ teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

13. Soft bread crumbs ½ cup

14. Sliced toasted almonds ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chicken and Wild Rice Bake

1 . Stage

Combine rice, contents of included seasoning packet, 1 3/4 cups water, and 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium or medium-low, and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Melt remaining butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large baking dish with cooked rice. Add chicken, 3 cups Cheddar cheese, condensed soup, water chestnuts, sour cream, milk, salt, and pepper and stir until well mixed. Top with bread crumbs.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese and almonds and continue to bake until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes longer.