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Chicken Zucchini Casserole

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casserole that has a long prep time but well worth it!!

"The whole family enjoyed this. I used brown rice. Will be making this again! " - Lajbella

Yield: 8 Servings Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Chicken and Zucchini

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 8 Servings
Zuchinni Mixture
1 1/4 Cupslow-sodium chiken broth
2/3 cupdry basmati rice
8 cupszuchinni (2 1/2 lb); chopped
1 cuponion; diced
1/2 cupwater
2 clovesgarlic; minced
Cheddar Mixture
3 largeEggs; beaten
1 1/4 cupshredded cheese (5 oz)
3/4 cupsour cream
1/2 cupmilk
1/2 cupshredded Parmesan cheese; divided
1/2 cupbread crumbs; divided
1 tspdried italian seasoning
1 tspsalt
1 tspTabasco sauce
1/4 tspblack pepper
1 TbspEEOV
8 thighschicken; skinless and boneless

Chicken Zucchini Casserole Preparation

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray

-Bring broth to a boil in small saucepan over high heat. Add rice, cover, and reduce heat to low; simmer until liquid is absorbed 20 minutes

-Combine zucchini, onion, water, and garlic in a large saucepan;cook,stirring occasionally,over medium heat until zucchini is tender, about 20 min. Drain and lightly mash zucchini mixture

-Stir eggs together, cheddar, sour cream, milk, 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt, Tabasco, and 1/4 tsp black pepper in large bowl.

-Add cooked rice with the zucchini mixture to the cheddar mixture in the bowl. Spoon the combined mixture into the prepared mixing dish.

-Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet, saute to golden brown, 3-5 minutes on each side.

-Arrange chicken on rice mixture in baking dish. Combine remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup bread crumbs; sprinkle over chicken and rice in baking dish

- Bake chicken and rice until bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Serve

Notes

May take a little longer to bake depending on thickness of chicken. Give ample time for prep.

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Calories Per Serving: 396
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The whole family enjoyed this. I used brown rice. Will be making this again!
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