Large Family Chicken Spectacular Casserole | Freezer Meals
Make a meal that you can freeze and heat up later with this Large Family Chicken Spectacular Casserole recipe. It combines rice, chicken, and a few other ingredients that are perfect to serve to picky eaters!
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken
- 2 6 ounce packages wild rice (used Uncle Ben’s), cooked according to package directions
- 2 onions diced
- 4 stalks celery diced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 10 ¾ ounce cans cream of celery soup
- 2 3 ounce jars diced pimentos, drained
- 1 8 ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 2 12 ounce bags frozen fancy green beans, thawed
- 1 6 ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 cup sliced almonds divided
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 9x13 casserole dishes with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, pour the olive oil and stir in the onion and celery. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the onion is softened.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sauteed onion and celery, cooked chicken, cooked wild rice, soup, pimentos, mushrooms, green beans, water chestnuts, mayonnaise, and ½ cup sliced almonds.
- Divide the mixture between the two prepared casserole dishes and top with cheese and remaining almonds.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the edges are bubbling and the cheese has melted.