Betty’s Casserole

Betty’s Casserole–Instant Pot chicken casserole with rice, mushrooms, chicken and cheese. An easy family meal.

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Betty’s Casserole

Today’s recipe is a hearty and easy-to-make chicken casserole. If you have cooked chicken on hand it comes together in a snap. If you don’t have cooked chicken on hand try making a big batch of my instant pot basic seasoned chicken and portioning it into 2-3 cup increments and storing it in the freezer to help making dinners faster and easier.

I got the idea for this recipe from a YouTube channel called Betty’s Cooking. I changed up Betty’s original recipe a bit and made it into an Instant Pot recipe. My family loved this simple chicken casserole for Sunday dinner. I served it alongside some peas and a cornbread muffin (I use this recipe and make it into muffins instead of bread).

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Olive oil–or butter
• Yellow onion–or white
• Mushrooms
• Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon
• Converted rice–or long grain white rice
• Chicken gravy packet
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder
• Cabbage–optional
• Chopped, cooked chicken–I used rotisserie chicken
• Ritz crackers–optional
• Sharp cheddar cheese–or another type of cheese you like

Steps

Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil, onions and mushrooms. Saute for 4 minutes. 

Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot. 

Sprinkle in the rice. Sprinkle the gravy mix, salt, pepper and garlic powder evenly on top of the rice. Add in the cabbage and chicken. Don’t stir.

Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.

Stir. Sprinkle the cheese and crushed crackers on top.

Place air fryer lid on top and air fry for 3 minutes at 400 degrees. If you don’t have an air fryer lid you can do this step in the oven. Place stainless steel Instant Pot liner in the oven at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

Notes/Tips

• Serve with peas, salad or broccoli.
• I used my Duo Crisp 6 quart Instant Pot*.
• To make this gluten free use a gluten-free gravy packet and don’t use the Ritz crackers.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Other recipes you can make with Ritz crackers are Ritz Chicken and Million Dollar Potato Casserole.
• What is converted/parboiled rice? Don’t confuse converted rice (or sometimes it is called parboiled rice) with pre-cooked or minute rice. Parboiled rice has been processed in its husk by soaking, steaming, and drying. As a result, all the nutrients from the husk are absorbed into the grain before it’s removed. The starch content alters in the process, making cooked parboiled rice less sticky than regular white rice. The rice kernels aren’t clumpy and glued together instead they are more separated. I found a bag of parboiled rice at Walmart next to the normal long grain white rice. Sometimes I buy it at Winco in the bulk section. I have also found it in the orange box (Ben’s brand) next to other rices.

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