Healthing up Grandma’s Chicken and Rice Casserole from Everyday Health’s Recipe Rehab Recipe

Ingredients

• Total Fat: 19.90g
• Cholesterol: 184mg
• Sodium: 705mg
• Total Carbs: 44.76g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.87g
• Sugars: 3.45g
• Protein: 54.14g
• CHEF DANIEL
• NUTRITION FACTS
• Servings: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 586
• Total Fat: 9.45g
• Cholesterol: 72mg
• Sodium: 220mg
• Total Carbs: 87.27g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.74g
• Sugars: 7.56g
• Protein: 37.83g
• CHEF JET
• NUTRITION FACTS
• Servings: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 373
• Total Fat: 9.79g
• Cholesterol: 64mg
• Sodium: 898mg
• Total Carbs: 39.87g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.98g
• Sugars: 6.94g
• Protein: 29.45g
• Original Chicken and Rice Recipe
• Used 1 cup white rice
• Uses ¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter
• Used 1 cup whole milk
• Uses full fat canned soups: cream of chicken, cream of celery, & onion soup
• Uses 2 pounds chicken breast
• The casserole bakes for 2 ½ hours!!!
• Chef Daniel’s recipe
• Replaced white rice with long grain brown for fiber
• Eliminated butter
• Used only 1 tablespoon butter
• Eliminated milk
• Only used low-sodium chicken broth and not canned soup
• Cut amount of chicken breasts down to 1 pound
• Added fragrant lemon, garlic, and rosemary (all without fat or calories)
• Cooked in a pot on the stove for only 30 minutes
• Chef Jet’s recipe
• Used rice pilaf for added fiber
• Eliminated butter
• Used nonstick cooking spray and only 2 teaspoons olive oil
• Replaced whole milk with low fat and reduced to ¾ cup
• Used only 1 can of fat free cream of mushroom soup
• Reduced the chicken breast down to only 2 cups
• Added vegetables: green beans, mushrooms, onion, and pepper
• Topped with fried onions for a little crunch
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