Heavenly Angel Chicken Casserole–an easy one-pot dinner made with tender chicken thighs, ranch seasoning, rice, corn, and a rich parmesan cream sauce made with your Instant Pot.
Angel Chicken and Rice
Today’s recipe is a creamy chicken and rice that you can make fast in the Instant Pot. Angel chicken casserole is usually made with a can of cream of chicken soup. But my version leaves that out and uses cream cheese instead which is even better and more creamy! I threw in some sweet corn too which just adds little pops of sweetness. If you want to make a southwest version of this try adding in a couple cans of diced green chiles. Enjoy!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon chicken base
- Converted rice–or long grain white rice
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Dry ranch dressing mix–or dry Italian dressing mix
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Butter
- Frozen sweet corn
- Cream cheese–or Neufchâtel cheese
- Half and half–or heavy cream
- Shredded parmesan cheese–or grated romano cheese
Steps
Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in half of the chicken, sprinkle in the rice, then add remaining chicken on top. Sprinkle in the ranch dressing mix, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Dump in the butter, corn and cream cheese.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes. Move valve to venting and remove the lid.
Stir in the half and half and the parmesan cheese.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with steamed green beans or broccoli.
- This recipe can be gluten free. Check your ranch dressing mix packaging.
- If you want to add more vegetables, stir in spinach or peas after pressure cooking.
- I used my 4 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3, 6 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. This dish can be frozen, but the dairy may separate slightly when reheated. Stirring well and reheating slowly helps bring it back together.
- Other recipes you can make with ranch dressing mix are Instant Pot Mashed Ranch Cauliflower and Instant Pot Chicken Pierogi Casserole.
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Heavenly Angel Chicken Casserole
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5-10 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup converted rice
- 20 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
- 3 Tbsp dry ranch dressing mix
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in half of the chicken, sprinkle in the rice, then add remaining chicken on top. Sprinkle in the ranch dressing mix, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Dump in the butter, corn and cream cheese.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes. Move valve to venting and remove the lid.
- Stir in the half and half and the parmesan cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
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Absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing this! So easy to bring together, especially after a busy day. Husband said this was one of the best meals I have ever made! And my 9 year old son said “this is amazing”. So grateful for your creative and easy recipes that really satisfy the family!
Busy-day meals that everyone loves are the best, and I’m so glad it was such a hit with your family. That means a lot 💛