If you’re stuck in a dinner rut and need something easy, filling, and guaranteed to please the whole family, you can’t go wrong with chicken and rice.
This classic combo is budget-friendly, incredibly versatile, and perfect for everything from quick weeknight meals to cozy casseroles.
In this roundup of 18 chicken and rice recipes, you’ll find everything from creamy comfort dishes made with cream of chicken soup to simple one pan and one pot meals that keep cleanup to a minimum.
Whether you’re looking for lazy dinners, hearty weeknight dinners, or easy homemade dinner ideas using chicken breast and white rice, these recipes are packed with flavor and made for real life.
Chicken and Rice Recipes
Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice is an easy chicken dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights. This chicken dish is rich and creamy and loaded with Parmesan cheese.
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken and Rice is an easy pressure cooker rice dish loaded with chunks of chicken breast and a delicious sweet and savoury honey garlic sauce.
Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Rice is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe made with long grain white rice and loaded with chunks of boneless, skinless chicken breasts and shredded cheese.
Instant Pot Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken and Rice is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe loaded with chicken breast chunks, crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese.
One Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice is an easy weeknight dinner recipe made with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, Minute rice, garlic puree, cream and Parmesan cheese.
Mexican Chicken Casserole is an easy dinner recipe loaded with Minute rice, shredded rotisserie chicken, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, sour cream and shredded cheese.
Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe made with long grain white rice, boneless skinless chicken breasts, scrambled eggs and peas and carrots all seasoned with chicken broth, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil.
Old School Chicken and Rice Casserole is an easy dinner recipe using shredded rotisserie chicken, three flavours of cream soups, instant rice, green onions, parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is a hearty and creamy soup recipe loaded with chunks of chicken, wild rice, carrots, celery, onions and fresh thyme.
Water Chestnut Chicken and Rice Casserole is a hearty chicken casserole loaded with shredded rotisserie chicken, water chestnuts, almonds, pimentos and instant rice all topped with a buttery Ritz cracker crumb topping.
Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole is an easy chicken dinner recipe made with chicken breasts, cream of broccoli soup, broccoli florets, white rice, cream cheese, sour cream Velveeta and shredded Colby jack cheese.
Instant Pot Cheesy Buffalo Chicken and Rice is an easy pressure cooker dinner recipe loaded with chicken breast chunks, long grain white rice, diced celery, buffalo sauce and shredded cheese.
Fiesta Chicken Casserole is a hearty chicken and rice casserole loaded with diced bell peppers, Rotel, black beans, corn and cheddar cheese.
Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice is the perfect balance of sweet and savoury with pineapple chunks, diced chicken breast pieces and rice all seasoned with soy sauce, hoisin sauce and toasted sesame oil.
One Pan Cheesy Taco Chicken and Rice is an easy stove top dinner recipe loaded with chicken thigh chunks, Rotel, corn, black beans, taco seasoning, rice and shredded cheese.
Chicken Taco Casserole with Rice is a delicious and hearty one dish meal. This gluten free dinner recipe is loaded with flavour and textures that will delight any palate.
Cajun Ground Chicken and Rice is an easy weeknight dinner recipe loaded with long grain and wild rice, ground chicken, diced bell peppers, corn, chopped spinach, Cajun seasoning, green onions, ranch dressing and cheddar cheese.
Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole is a hearty dinner recipe perfect for cold weather. This delicious chicken casserole is loaded with long grain rice, Campbell's cream of chicken soup, corn and topped with crumbled Ritz crackers.
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