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 1x
- 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
Rachel says
I had the same issue as above. I baked for 50 minutes + 5 uncovered and chicken is still pink and not up to temp. I have it in oven now on 5 min increments on 400 degrees…
Jenna says
Sorry for the confusion. I had to go log into my ww app and see what I had. Turns out there was some weird item for green beans that was 13 points causing the recipe to get 8. It is 4 on blue. I also updated the post since it hasn't been updated since 2016.
Nicole says
Is this dish 5 WW points blue plan or is it 8? It says two different points? When I put it in to the recipe builder on WW and made sure the serving is for 8, I am only getting 4 points a serving...
Jenna says
I have not tried this dish with wild rice but you can definitely brown the chicken first in a skillet if you desire.
Andrea says
Has anybody ever browned the chicken first and used wild rice? Thanks!
Jenna says
The number of servings is correct. I see what I did there though. In the app I had used low fat colby jack cheese instead of regular full fat cheddar. I updated my post.
Andrea earl says
I think you meant feeds 12 people so is its 12 servings if you are doing 1/2 cup each serving . Not serving 8 . Your math is way off.
Angela says
I have made this recipe several times, and it’s a family favorite. However, I was wondering if anyone has ever froze this recipe?
Ruthie Smith says
My picky teens loved this too. I used instant brown rice, 75% fat free cheese (Cabots) b/c my husband has a Pancreas disorder and cannot digest fats. This was so easy and delish! Thank you for sharing!
Nicole says
I cooked this for the 50 minutes, and then had to up the temperature- my chicken was still pink when I took the foil off! Increased the temp to 400 and had to cook for another 30 minutes!!!! I put it in an 8x8 dish. Would have been helpful to have the dish size in the actual recipe and not the comments. Needless to say the kids had McDonald’s. Not happy.