Chicken Wild Rice Casserole Supreme

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (4 1/3 ounce) boxes wild rice mix
• 3 -4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bitesized pieces
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 small red onion, diced (i omitted and used 1 teaspoon onion powder instead)
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, coarsely diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1/3 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 ounces monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 prepare the rice according to the package directions.
• 3 place the cut up chicken breasts in the bottom of a greased 13x9-inch casserole dish.
• 4 combine the rice with all of the remaining ingredients (except the cheese).
• 5 spoon the rice mixture around the chicken breasts.
• 6 sprinkle the cheese on the chicken and rice.
• 7 cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• 8 remove the cover and cook 15 minutes more, or until the cheese is brown and bubbly and the chicken is cooked through.