This Swiss N’ Chicken Vegetable Marinara Rice Bake makes a perfect quick fix dinner for busy weeknights!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword baked rice, best chicken and rice casserole, best chicken and rice recipe, cheesy chicken and rice, chicken and rice bake, rice bake
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 25minutes
Servings 8
Calories 470kcal
Author Jenny
Cost $10
Ingredients
2cupsbrown or white rice
2large chicken breastscooked and shredded
1/4cupextra virgin olive oil
1large onionfinely diced
3clovesminced garlic
1 1/2teaspoonskosher salt
1/2teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
2cupsfrozen mixed vegetables
26ouncejar marinara or pasta sauce
1/4cupParmesan Cheese
8slicesSwiss cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cook 2 cups dry rice according to package directions.
Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onions, cooking and stirring for 5 minutes, until tender. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add rice, salt and pepper, stirring to combine. Stir in vegetables, pasta sauce, Parmesan, and shredded chicken. Transfer to 9×13 baking dish spreading evenly. Top with Swiss cheese and bake for 20 minutes, until cheese is melted and hot.