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Lone Star Chicken Casserole

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5 from 2 reviews

  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

A creamy chicken sauce with Rotel served over rice. An easy dinner you can make in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.

Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp canola oil
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 1 rib of celery, sliced or diced
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 20 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs (frozen or fresh)
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 (10 oz) Rotel tomatoes (I used mild)
  • 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup
  • Hot cooked rice, for serving

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the onion and celery and saute for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic powder, chili powder and cumin. 
  2. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot. 
  3. Add in the chicken thighs. Sprinkle the salt onto the chicken. Dump Rotel and cream of chicken over the chicken (try to keep cream of chicken on top of the chicken and not touching bottom of pot).
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  5. Move chicken to a cutting board and chop it up. Stir the chicken back into the pot. 
  6. Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the onion and celery and saute for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic powder, chili powder and cumin. Transfer to the slow cooker.
  2. Stir in the broth, chicken, salt, Rotel and cream of chicken. 
  3. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. 
  4. Move chicken to a cutting board and chop it up. Stir the chicken back into the slow cooker. 
  5. Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. 

Notes

You can cook rice at the same time as the chicken using the pot-in-pot method. This technique involves placing rice in a separate heatproof container that sits on a tall trivet inside the Instant Pot, allowing both the rice and chicken to cook together without mixing. To do this, add 2 cups of white rice and 3 cups of water to a heatproof container that fits inside the Instant Pot (a stainless steel pan works well*). Then, add the chicken ingredients directly to the bottom of the Instant Pot. Place the container of rice on top of the chicken using a tall trivet* to keep it elevated. Secure the lid, set the valve to sealing, and cook according to the recipe instructions. Once done, carefully remove the rice container—it will be perfectly cooked and ready to serve alongside the chicken.

  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

Find it online: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/lone-star-chicken-casserole/

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