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Chicken Broccoli Casserole

So about 12 or 13 years ago in an attempt to increase the amount of food I could make that both I and my wife would like (I like spicy & seasoned, she generally likes more simple and unseasoned) I started working towards perfecting a recipe for a Chicken Broccoli Casserole. I started with a base recipe, but it has been altered so much that even if I still had the source I don’t think I would provide it. So anyways here goes…

Tenny’s Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients:
2 cups long grain white rice
3 cups water
1 stick salted butter
1 pound broccoli
4-5 chicken breasts
1 can (10.75 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10.75 oz) cream of chicken soup
2 tablespoons mayo
1 pound shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:
- pre-heat oven to 350
- Coat a glass casserole dish/pan (9×13 works great!) with non-stick spray
- Evenly spread 2 cups of rice on the bottom of the pan
- Pour 2 cups of water over the rice
- Cut broccoli into small pieces (we prefer mostly florets) and spread them over – the rice water mix evenly.
In a separate microwaveable bowl do these steps:
- put stick of butter in microwave for 1 min (or until melted)
- then mix in 1 can of cream of mushroom , 1 of can of cream of chicken (if you don’t have cream of chicken use a second can of cream of mushroom or a ½ cup of milk), and 1 cup of warm water to bowl
- Add 2 tablespoons of mayo to the mixing bowl.
- Mix the bowl thoroughly for a min and then evenly dump over the broccoli
- Cut up the 4-5 raw (not frozen) chicken breasts into tiny pieces and spread over the mix.
- Cover with tin foil and put in oven for 60 minutes
- Take out of oven at 60 minutes, generously spread shredded cheddar cheese over the top and put back in oven uncovered for 15-30 more minutes (I like the cheese bubbling and gooey, Marcia likes it with more of a fried cheesy crust.)
- Take out of the oven and let it sit for 5-6 mins (seriously you will burn your mouth if you eat this any sooner)

This should feed 4-6 people. For our family of 4 we eat about 75%-80% of it over dinner with enough left overs for reheating the next day