Any ideas for ingredients amounts for my experimental recipe?

Question

I would like to try the following recipe:

Rice

Cream of mushroom soup (Campbells)

Chopped up mushrooms

Chicken

I want to put it all in a baking dish and bake in the oven to cook.

1. Should I put the chicken on top of the rice, then pour the soup over? Just put the chicken in raw? Or should I fry the chicken first?

2. If I use 1 cup of rice, then should I use 1 cup of water the can of soup? Or less water?

Any ideas before I try this recipe?? Thanks!!!

Answer 1

My Grandmom made a Chicken and Rice Casserole with raw rice and chicken that the family loved:

Grans Chicken and Rice

1 c. uncooked rice

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 envelope  italian dressing mix, or onion soup mix, or 1 tbs seasoning- like Tony's creole, or season salt.

2 cups boiling water

2 1/2 pounds cut up chicken or chicken b*****s

salt and pepper to taste



Wash and drain rice. Spread in 9 x 13 inch baking dish or 3 quart casserole. Mix soup, Italian dressing mix and water. Stir into rice. Lay chicken, skin side up, on top of rice mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with foil and cook for 1 hour at 350°. Uncover and cook for 20 minutes longer; until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Put casserole under broiler for a few seconds to brown chicken.

Serves 6 to 8.  

Answer 2

First, you'll always get better results, and a more tasty and pleasing appearance, if you brown the chicken first in a bit of butter or olive oil, as well as your mushrooms, and then set aside.

For one cup of rice, you do want at least two cups of liquid, and the soup concentrate, alone, would not be sufficient, and may be too thick.  You'll get best results if you combine the soup, a little less than a can of water (you want it thicker than soup), and the uncooked cup of rice, together.

Spread the soup and rice mixture into a buttered casserole pan, and then place the browned chicken and mushrooms over top.  Perhaps you'd like to top it with cheese or breadcrumbs as well.

Season as desired, and bake approximately 30-40 minutes, watching closely. Your oven temp, the amount of liquid you used, will all affect cooking time. Occasionally taste the rice mixture. If the rice is cooked through, you're all set.

There are a great many recipes for rice and chicken casserole online.  I've linked you to just one, below.