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Leftover Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole

Ali Segersten (author)
LEFTOVER CHICKEN BROWN RICE CASSEROLE-1

Casseroles are an easy way to use up leftover cooked chicken or turkey! This lactose-free recipe uses non-dairy milk, however you can use cow's milk if you prefer. Use sharp cheddar cheese or any other strongly flavored aged cheese in this recipe. For the batch pictured here, I used a French comté cheese, which has complex, sharp flavors. Serve this easy casserole with a simple dinner salad for a balanced meal. 

Ingredients

Filling

2½ cups cooked short grain brown rice
2 cups baby spinach
1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small white onion diced
4 celery stalks diced
3 medium carrots diced
3 cups cooked chicken

Sauce

2 cups cashew milk
1½ tablespoons sweet rice flour
½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoons dried thyme
½ teaspoons black pepper

Topping

½ pounds zucchini sliced
½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
5.0 2 reviews

Jes…

Sep 29, 2026

Move over cream of chicken soup, this was amazing!

Ste…

Jan 30, 2023

This chicken and rice dinner was delicious. It had so many veggies and it was very filling