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Michelle_M · 10-07-2012, 03:38 PM

I have chicken, rice, cheddar cheese and brocoli. I thought I'd make a chicken casserole. But all the recipes I find call for a cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup.. and I don't have any.

Any ideas on a from-scratch sauce for the casserole.

Can I just make a cheese sauce using flour milk and cheddar cheese?

How much would I make. How much rice would I use? What is the liquid to dry rice ratio?

Thanks!
God bless!

abunchoflemons · 10-07-2012, 03:45 PM

Why not just do cheese brocoli & chicken?

babycat42 · 10-07-2012, 03:51 PM

I made one just the other day. I precooked everything and just blended it together. I cheated and did use a can of cream of chicken but you could just make a chicken gravy and add the cheese to it.

crazy-momma · 10-07-2012, 04:24 PM

When we didn't have any Cream of Chicken I made homemade gravy, seasoned it and it worked perfectly. It was so, so good.

Mummandherboys · 10-09-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by crazy-momma

When we didn't have any Cream of Chicken I made homemade gravy, seasoned it and it worked perfectly. It was so, so good.

I like the idea of homemade gravy as a sub for cream soups... how do you make yours Mama?

mama_to_DJM · 10-09-2012, 04:44 PM

This is what I do to make a creamy chicken sauce: Finely dice onion (maybe 1/4 cup; optional), saute in 2 tbsp. butter, add 2 tbsp. flour, stir and cook for 1 minute. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk & 1 cup chicken broth (or water + bouillon), bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened. Add salt + pepper to taste. Stir in cheese if you want it to be a cheesy sauce.

Then I add this to rice or noodles, diced chicken, any other ingredients I feel like using, and bake until hot.

ETA- this is the recipe that I based my sauce recipe on: http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/2010/04/condensed-cream-of-chicken-soup.html

10-07-2012, 03:38 PM	#1
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abunchoflemons Registered Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: usa Posts: 5,194 Ratings: 29 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Help me make a chicken casserole.. PLEASE! Why not just do cheese brocoli & chicken?

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babycat42 Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tucson, Az Posts: 1,703 Ratings: 17 Feedback: 100%	Re: Help me make a chicken casserole.. PLEASE! I made one just the other day. I precooked everything and just blended it together. I cheated and did use a can of cream of chicken but you could just make a chicken gravy and add the cheese to it. __________________ Wife to Andrew, Mother to Zoe(6), Luke(4), and Henry(2)

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crazy-momma Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 7	Re: Help me make a chicken casserole.. PLEASE! When we didn't have any Cream of Chicken I made homemade gravy, seasoned it and it worked perfectly. It was so, so good.

10-09-2012, 04:44 PM	#6
mama_to_DJM Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,342 Ratings: 1 Feedback: 100%	Re: Help me make a chicken casserole.. PLEASE! This is what I do to make a creamy chicken sauce: Finely dice onion (maybe 1/4 cup; optional), saute in 2 tbsp. butter, add 2 tbsp. flour, stir and cook for 1 minute. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk & 1 cup chicken broth (or water + bouillon), bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened. Add salt + pepper to taste. Stir in cheese if you want it to be a cheesy sauce. Then I add this to rice or noodles, diced chicken, any other ingredients I feel like using, and bake until hot. ETA- this is the recipe that I based my sauce recipe on: http://mealplanningwithconnie.blogspot.com/2010/04/condensed-cream-of-chicken-soup.html __________________ Busy homeschooling mama to my 3 little munchkins (grades 1 & 3, and a 4 year old) My cooking blog- http://michellesnewrecipes.blogspot.com/ Last edited by mama_to_DJM; 10-09-2012 at 04:46 PM.