- 2 tbsp Olive oilextra virgin, divided, plus more for baking dish
- 2 lb Chicken Breastboneless
- Kosher Saltto taste
- Black pepperfreshly ground, to taste
- ½ Onionchopped
- 2 Sweet potatoesmedium, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 1 lb Brussels sproutstrimmed and halved
- 2 cloves Garlicminced
- 2 tsp Fresh thyme
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- ½ tsp Cuminground
- ½ cup Chicken brothlow-sodium, divided
- 4 cups Wild Ricecooked
- ½ cup Cranberriesdried
- ½ cup Almondssliced
Harvest Chicken Casserole
This wholesome and hearty dinner of Harvest Chicken Casserole is the perfect family dinner to prepare that is full of fresh vegetables surrounding a crispy and juicy roast chicken and seasoned with garlic, fresh thyme, paprika and cumin. Finish the meal off with wild rice, ruby red dried cranberries and extra crunchy sliced almonds for color and texture.
To make Harvest Chicken Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Harvest Chicken Casserole
1 | Preheat oven and prepare baking dish | 5 |
Preheat oven to 350 °F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with oil. | ||
2 | Season chicken | 2 |
Season 2 lb chicken breasts with salt and pepper, coated on both sides. | ||
3 | Cook chicken | 10 |
In a large, deep skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil and add seasoned chicken. Cook for about 8 minutes per side until golden and cooked through. | ||
4 | Slice chicken | 10 |
Set aside to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing into 1-inch pieces. | ||
5 | Cook vegetables | 10 |
Heat another tablespoon of oil, add ½ chopped onion and 2 cloves minced garlic, cook stirring for 3 minutes. Then add 2 sweet potatoes cut into cubes, 1 lb Brussels sprouts, 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes until vegetables have softened. | ||
6 | Add broth | 5 |
Pour in ¼ cup chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Cover with a lid and cook for about 5 minutes. | ||
7 | Add rice, chicken and cranberries | 5 |
Remove from heat and stir 4 cups cooked rice, add sliced chicken, vegetable mix, remaining ¼ cup broth and ½ cup dried cranberries, lightly season with salt and pepper. Stir to mix everything well. | ||
8 | Prepare casserole | 3 |
Transfer the chicken and vegetable mix to a greased casserole, then top with ½ cup sliced almonds. | ||
9 | Bake | 15 |
Bake for about 15 minutes until heated through and the almonds are toasted. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Serve hot and enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
Avoid the almonds at all cost they just burn and taste horrible with the casserole but it's just my opinion..
Not a huge fan of this I much prefer the croque monsieur casserole, way different texture but this is a family favorite so it's still number 2.
Needed more than half an onion and also used himalayan salt instead o kosher.
Almonds in this was a great idea it was crunchy and just perfect texture in my opinion.
Brought this to family Friday and everyone stole the recipe and booked the page haha.
The smoked paprika and sweet potatoes blend in really well and make the flavourful unbelievebly good.
Bookmarked this page I love everything on it and it's so easy to follow the steps :)
Can't believe it's so easy to make this going to be making this a lot more often and maybe mixing up the ingridents a bit.
I made this for dinner for me and the hubby along with some wine and then we had bailys cake with berries for desert it was gooood.
This and the Korean chicken wings are the BOMB absolutely loved it.
Chicken turned out kinda dry for me so I'm not a huge fan of baking it but I loved the flavor so I'll find a way around.
Kids really enjoyed this surprisingly despite all the healthy and nutritious stuff in it haha.
I used normal brown rice instead of wild rice and then added some corn too this was really good.
Normal potatoes sounded better than sweet so I used those instead and once it was done I tossed some sourcream on the top and bacon bits-- baked to perfection i'd say!
Had the left overs for work today and everyone wanted to know what this was and how I made it, tasted great even cold!
Can't wait to try out the other recipes on this website, you guys always have the most unique dishes!
Easily one of my favorite dishes of all time I seriously can't get enough of this harvest chicken recipe!
Delicious recipe and easy to perfect with the right tools, thx for sharing.
Tossed in a few sundried tomatos soaked in oil to this harvest chicken casserole, it went together quite well, brilliant dish for sure.
I LOVE this so much I made it for a birthday party and it was the first thing gone from the table which made me proud.
I love it! So delicious!
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