Cheesy chicken green bean bake is a delicious and easy dinner option that is perfect for busy weeknights. This dish is made with chicken breast, green beans, and a creamy cheese sauce that is sure to satisfy your taste buds.
I know I've posted this recipe before, but this is an upgrade to one of my most favorite recipes ever! Chicken Cheese Hotdish!
My Dad has this hot dish that my whole family loves. It has chicken, green beans, cheese, and rice in it. It takes a while to prepare because you have to brown the chicken and boil the rice, then bake it in the oven for 30 minutes.
I was watching one of those videos on Tasty's facebook page the other day ago, and they had this recipe called Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Bake. The video showed everything including the rice being cooked in one dish. How brilliant! I can use that idea to make my Dad's casserole dish and sure enough, it worked! It was still the same creamy cheesy casserole that everyone loves and I saved a couple of dishes and steps doing it that way. I'll be using that method from now on.
If you're looking for more easy Weight Watcher dinner recipes to try check out Instant Pot BBQ Chicken or 30 Weight Watcher Recipes for Dinner.
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Ingredients Needed
- Chicken breasts - They’re lean and quick-cooking and always come out juicy and tender. Use an instant-read thermometer to make sure that the chicken is not over cooked. When reading labels for chicken breasts try to find ones that say Organic or Free Range.
- White instant rice or brown instant rice - I've tested this recipe with other types of whole grain rice and it takes longer to bake in the oven. Not sure what the time would be for cauliflower rice.
- Onion powder is dehydrated, ground onion that is commonly used as a seasoning. Some people do not like the taste of freshly chopped onion so onion powder is a great substitute if you have a picky eater like that in your h
- Cream of chicken - Condensed chicken soup is a highly concentrated form of chicken soup that has had most of its water removed.
- Low-fat cheddar cheese or colby jack cheese , shredded
- French-style green beans, drained
- Chicken broth - The best type of chicken stock to use is one that is homemade. For canned stock, I look for ones that say reduced sodium or fat free.
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
- See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make Chicken Green Bean Casserole
Step 1: Heat oven to 375°F/190°C. In a bowl large enough, combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, green beans and chicken stock. Mix until everything is combined.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into a 9X13 casserole dish. Then lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly. Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes.
Recipe Tip: You can cube the chicken into smaller pieces or leave the chicken whole.
Step 3: Take off cover and top the chicken with more cheese. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Enjoy!
Divide casserole into 8 equal portions. Serving size one portion or piece.
Tips for Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Casserole
- Once the dish is finished baking, let it cool for a few minutes before serving. This cheesy chicken green bean bake is a crowd-pleasing dish that is sure to become a family favorite. Enjoy!
- Makes great leftovers reheated the next day.
- I just love finding easier ways to make one of your favorite dishes!
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Cheesy Chicken Green Bean Bake
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Total Time: 60 min
- Yield: 8
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
My Dad has this hot dish that my whole family loves. It has chicken, green beans, cheese, and rice in it. It takes a while to prepare because you have to brown the chicken and boil the rice, then bake it in the oven for 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white instant rice or brown instant rice
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 10oz can cream of chicken
- 1 cup low fat cheddar cheese or colby jack cheese , shredded
- 1 can of French style green beans, drained
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
- 3 small chicken breasts
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F/190°C.
- In a 9X13 casserole dish, combine rice, pepper, onion powder, cream of chicken, cheese, green beans and chicken stock. Mix until everything is combined.
- Lay chicken on top of the rice mixture. Space evenly.
- Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes.
- Take off cover and top the chicken with more cheese. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
- Divide casserole into 8 equal portions. Serving size one portion or piece.
Notes
myWW points: Blue 4; Green 5; Purple 4 (points recently updated 4/20/21)
My WW Personal Points: 4 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)
Let the casserole sit for 5 to 10 minutes so that it gets a chance to thicken.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 259
- Sugar: 1
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 27
Raquel says
Could you make this in the crockpot i wonder?
Jenna says
Thanks Tina! It was one of my Dad's old recipes and I adapted it to make it way easier!! 🙂
Tina says
This has become a regular recipe in my rotation. The last time I made it I used cauliflower rice but forgot to decrease the liquid so it was way too runny. So I added back in the rice and cooked it another 40 minutes. so good.
Next time I will add the cauliflower rice and decrease the broth to maybe 3/4 cup
Jenna says
You probably could but I haven't tested out the recipe with that yet. Good luck!
ALEXIS BROWN says
Could I substitute rice for cauliflower rice? Not a huge rice eater.....
Jenna says
Yes and Yes....
AprilNeel says
The one with broccoli is it cooked same except you Cook broccoli first ?
Can you use rotersary chicken .. could you use can peas in place of the green beans?
Shannon Cook says
Hi! I'm excited to make this- curious how to do it with chicken cooked previously. I'm a little nervous about it all cooking through. Do you chop the chicken into small pieces regardless if uncooked or precooked? Thanks so much!
Sandy says
Can we use fresh green beans if so how much
Jenna says
Good to know Instant rice works too!