Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe

A spoon scoops creamy chicken and rice casserole from the pressure cooker.

5 from 3 votes

Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe

Pressure cooker creamy chicken and rice casserole is amazing! Use raw or rotisserie chicken and Rice a Roni in your Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot for dinner!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: casserole, chicken, creamy, crockpot express, instant pot, ninja foodi, pressure cooker, rice

Servings:

Author: Justine

Cost: 10

Equipment

1 pressure cooker

Ingredients

2 cup chicken precooked, or 2 med. size boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
3 cup chicken broth
1 cup water
1 cup carrots half baby carrots or cut large carrots into thick dials
1 cup celery optional, cut into 1" pieces
1 small onion diced
1 box Rice a roni chicken or wild rice version, with flavor packet
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp parsley
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream if you want to add creamy element, can be left out

Instructions

Turn pressure cooker to saute (brown on CPE) and add olive oil, carrots, onions and celery. Cook until onions soften. Turn pot off.
Add in all other ingredients EXCEPT heavy whipping cream. This includes the powdered flavor packet included in your box of Rice a Roni, stir.
Put pressure cooker lid on and close steam valve as well. Set to pressure high for 12 minutes (timing works for both raw chicken pieces cut into bite size pieces, or precooked diced rotisserie chicken pieces)
Do a quick release and lift lid. Can serve now and it is delicious. OR to make it creamy pour in your heavy whipping cream and gently stir in until it is combined well. If it is too thick for your liking, add 1/2 c. of water to thin out. Will continue to thicken as it sits too!

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