Rice Casserole Recipes 

Rice casserole recipes are very popular in today’s world but they have been for decades only under different terms.  Casseroles is a “dress up” term for food being served from pots, skillets and deep dishes (in Britain called “bake”)or casserole dishes. Although most casseroles are baked in the oven, they can be cooked very slowly over an open fire or on top of the stove. Back around 600BC the ancient Greeks made their casseroles over a “brazier”; one of these is still housed in the museum in Athens.

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Basically, a casserole is a meal in one dish, even if you might choose to offer other dishes with it; often a salad. Being that rice is one of the oldest foods known to mankind; I am sure that casserole recipes have been served for centuries from various types of vessels. In France you might find a thick stew casserole being served under the title”cassoulet”. 

A moussaka is a potato or eggplant casserole which is made in the Mediterranean cuisine. From North Africa, you will find a casserole dish being served which is named after the vessel which is served in; a tajine. Common recipes like lasagna and shepherd’s pie are casseroles. Here in the United States you may make casseroles called hot pots or ragouts.  These may not all contain rice in the recipe but it shows how common this type of dish is.

Rice casserole recipes are some of the most popular of these dishes for several reasons. First, this is the most popular dish to feed a family or a crowd. This is because rice is so economical to serve, it good to eat and it blends with many other ingredients to make a large variety of very delicious recipes. Most casserole recipes will have some type of meat in them; chicken and ground beef being the most popular but certainly not the only ones. Although meat is included in most recipes, many are made without meat; cheese, eggs, seafood and / or beans might be added to get the protein value in the recipe.

RICE CASSEROLE RECIPES

  • 1 Cup butter
  • ½ Pound fine noodles
  • 2 Cups uncooked minute rice
  • 2 Cans undiluted chicken broth
  • 1 Can drained water chestnuts
  • 1 Teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 Cans undiluted onion soup
  • 1 Can drained mushrooms

Melt butter in a large pan. Add the raw noodles and stir until lightly brown. Add rest of the ingredients. Stir until blended and put into a greased 3 quart casserole. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE RECIPE

Make this easy rice casserole recipe.

  • 2 Cups raw rice
  • 3 Bouillon cubes
  • 2 ¾ Cups water
  • 1 Can sliced mushrooms
  • ¼ Cup butter
  • 1 Teaspoon parsley
  • 1 Cup chopped cooked chicken
  • ½ Cup chopped onion
  • Salt/pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve the bouillon cubes hot water. Melt butter in a large skillet. Add the rice and bouillon liquid to the butter. Stir well, and dump into a greased casserole dish. Top with remaining ingredients. Cover and bake about 45 minutes or until rice is tender.

STUFFED PEPPER RECIPE

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  • 1 Pound spicy bulk sausage
  • 1 Cup cooked rice
  • ½ Teaspoon parsley
  • ½ Teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Beaten egg
  • ½ Cup bread crumbs
  • 4 to 5 Green bell peppers
  • 1 Small jar spaghetti sauce (about 16 ounces)
  • 1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees; grease baking dish.

Cut the stems out of the peppers by cutting holes in the top of each; reserve lids.

Clean out the seeds and wash peppers; drain and pat dry.

Mix together the raw sausage, cooked rice, parsley, Italian seasoning, beaten egg, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.  

Stuff sausage mixture into the peppers and place in greased pan; spoon spaghetti sauce over peppers.

Add receive lids back on top of peppers; bake for 50 minutes; sprinkle tops of peppers with Parmesan cheese and bake 10 more minutes.

SAUSAGE CASSEROLE RECIPE with rice

  • 1 Pound bulk sausage
  • 1 Pound ground beef
  • 1 Chopped green pepper
  • ½ Cup chopped onion
  • 1 Can (10 ¾ ounces) cream of chicken soup
  • 1 Can (10 ½ ounces) cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 Can (4 ounces) mushrooms
  • 1 Package (6 ounces) brown and wild rice mix
  • 1 Jar pimientos
  • 2 Cups sharp Cheddar cheese grated

Sauté sausage, beef, green pepper and onion; drain.
Combine meat mixture with remaining ingredients except for cheese.
Put mixture in casserole baking dish; cover and bake at 350F degrees for 75 minutes.
Sprinkle top with grated cheese and bake another 10 to 15 minutes uncovered.