Heavenly Make-Ahead Chicken And Wild Rice

Recipe Ingredients

6 oz	170g	Long-grain wild rice
1		Green bell pepper - chopped
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
		Non-stick cooking spray
8		Swiss cheese - divided
4		Skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Paprika
1/4 cup	59ml	White wine - optional
1 cup	237ml	Campbell's condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Herb stuffing mix
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Margarine - melted

Recipe Instructions

Cook rice according to package directions. While rice is cooking, seed pepper and chop into bite-size pieces. In small pan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat.

Add pepper; cook until almost tender. Set aside. Coat a 1 1/2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Stir cooked pepper into cooked rice; pour into baking dish. Arrange 4 cheese slices over top. Arrange chicken on top of cheese. Sprinkle paprika over chicken.

Cover with remaining 4 slices cheese. Combine wine and soup; spoon over cheese. Combine stuffing mix and melted margarine; sprinkle over top. Cover with foil; refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove foil.

Bake 60-70 minutes until hot and chicken is cooked through.

NOTES : Assembled casserole may also be frozen. Thaw in refrigerator before baking.

Serving Ideas: Have served this with some slow cooked green beans.

Source:
St. Louis Post Dispatch

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