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Cheesy chicken green bean bake is a delicious and easy dinner option that is perfect for busy weeknights. This dish is made with chicken breast, green beans, and a creamy cheese sauce that is sure to satisfy your taste buds.
I know I've posted this recipe before, but this is an upgrade to one of my most favorite recipes ever! Chicken Cheese Hotdish!
My Dad has this hot dish that my whole family loves. It has chicken, green beans, cheese, and rice in it. It takes a while to prepare because you have to brown the chicken and boil the rice, then bake it in the oven for 30 minutes.
I was watching one of those videos on Tasty's facebook page the other day ago, and they had this recipe called Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Bake. The video showed everything including the rice being cooked in one dish. How brilliant! I can use that idea to make my Dad's casserole dish and sure enough, it worked! It was still the same creamy cheesy casserole that everyone loves and I saved a couple of dishes and steps doing it that way. I'll be using that method from now on.
If you're looking for more easy Weight Watcher dinner recipes to try check out Instant Pot BBQ Chicken or 30 Weight Watcher Recipes for Dinner.
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- Ingredients Needed
- How to Make Chicken Green Bean Casserole
- Tips for Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Casserole
- Other Recipes to Try
- Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Bake
Ingredients Needed
- Chicken breasts - They’re lean and quick-cooking and always come out juicy and tender. Use an instant-read thermometer to make sure that the chicken is not over cooked. When reading labels for chicken breasts try to find ones that say Organic or Free Range.
- White instant rice or brown instant rice - I've tested this recipe with other types of whole grain rice and it takes longer to bake in the oven. Not sure what the time would be for cauliflower rice.
- Onion powder is dehydrated, ground onion that is commonly used as a seasoning. Some people do not like the taste of freshly chopped onion so onion powder is a great substitute if you have a picky eater like that in your h
- Cream of chicken - Condensed chicken soup is a highly concentrated form of chicken soup that has had most of its water removed.
- Low-fat cheddar cheese or colby jack cheese , shredded
- French-style green beans, drained
- Chicken broth - The best type of chicken stock to use is one that is homemade. For canned stock, I look for ones that say reduced sodium or fat free.
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
- See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make Chicken Green Bean Casserole
Step 1: Heat oven to 375°F/190°C. In a bowl large enough, combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, green beans and chicken stock. Mix until everything is combined.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into a 9X13 casserole dish. Then lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly. Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes.
Recipe Tip: You can cube the chicken into smaller pieces or leave the chicken whole.
Step 3: Take off cover and top the chicken with more cheese. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Enjoy!
Divide casserole into 8 equal portions. Serving size one portion or piece.
Tips for Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Casserole
- Once the dish is finished baking, let it cool for a few minutes before serving. This cheesy chicken green bean bake is a crowd-pleasing dish that is sure to become a family favorite. Enjoy!
- Makes great leftovers reheated the next day.
- I just love finding easier ways to make one of your favorite dishes!
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Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Bake
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- Author: Jenna
- Total Time: 60 min
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
My Dad has this hot dish that my whole family loves. It has chicken, green beans, cheese, and rice in it. It takes a while to prepare because you have to brown the chicken and boil the rice, then bake it in the oven for 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white instant rice or brown instant rice
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 10oz can cream of chicken
- 1 cup low fat cheddar cheese or colby jack cheese , shredded
- 1 can of French style green beans, drained
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
- 3 small chicken breasts
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F/190°C.
- In a 9X13 casserole dish, combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, green beans and chicken stock. Mix until everything is combined.
- Lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly.
- Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes.
- Take off cover and top the chicken with more cheese. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
- Divide casserole into 8 equal portions. Serving size one portion or piece.
Notes
myWW points: Blue 4; Green 5; Purple 4 (points recently updated 4/20/21)
My WW Personal Points: 4 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)
Let the casserole sit for 5 to 10 minutes so that it gets a chance to thicken.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 259
- Sugar: 1
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 27
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Reader Interactions
Comments
Deb says
Are there any changes I need to make if I use cauliflower rice?
Denielle Neily says
made this tonight. cut up the chicken and stirred into the other ingredients. also the last 5 minutes of cooking added the French fried onion rings to the top for some crisp. very good my husband loved it
Jenna says
You are over thinking this. Just do the recipe how you like. If you want to cut up the chicken breasts then by all means go for it.
kazy says
How do you divide 3 small breasts between 8 people? It would seem more practical to cube the chicken into bite size pieces and throw it in with everything else.
kazy says
Is the 1-1/2 chicken broth for the rice? I ask, because I will be using cauliflower rice which does not require water to cook like rice does. Thanks.
Jenna says
Yes, I mentioned in the notes section to let the casserole sit out for a while in order for it to thicken.
Pam M says
Made this today and tasted good. However, we ate it as a soup. Was it supposed to thicken?
Jenna says
Not sure what to tell you. Other people have had success with this recipe and some people don't so I'm guessing it's your oven. Not all of them work the same. Might want to check and see if it's calibrated correctly. How often did you open the oven? That lets out all the heat.
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