This No Peek Chicken Casserole is one of those easy-peasy throw-in-one-pan, cover-and-bake recipes.

The recipe is so easy it doesn't need any other side dish with these ingredients as it makes all the magic for this one pan meal in your oven.

Chicken and Rice Casserole in a delicious sauce all in one pan meal via @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine.comPhoto byClaudia Lamascolo

Shopping List:

• 2 cups of long-grain white rice
• 1 recipe for homemade cream of chicken soup or 1 can of store-bought
• 1 recipe for cream of mushroom soup or 1 can of store-bought
• 1 cup water, chicken broth, or milk for more creaminess
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or poultry seasoning
• 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper to taste
• Optional 1 8-ounce package of sliced white mushrooms
• 1 package of onion soup packet (ranch dressing or Italian dressing mix can be used also)
• cooking spray oil or use butter
• 1 cup of cracker crumbs for topping the casserole or a package os stove top stuffing mix

Easy Casserole with Chicken and RicePhoto byClaudia Lamascolo

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking deep pan around 13 x 9 with cooking spray oil.
2. Blend together into a large mixing bowl the rice, both soups, chicken broth, and herbs then mix them together (add mushrooms if using).
3. Dump this mixture into the prepared baking pan.
4. Place the chicken on top.
5. Sprinkle with one of the suggestive dressing or soup mixes.
6. Add the toppings of stuffing or cracker crumbs.
7. Cover with foil.
8. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.
9. SLOW COOKER METHOD: When using a slow cooker mix all ingredients together, layer half of the mixture, chicken, and then pour the remaining mixture on top.
   Add 1 to 1 1/2 cans of water and slow-cook the chicken and rice for 4 hours on high. Remember the internal temperature for chicken using an instant-read thermometer is 165 degrees.

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