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Chicken-Wild Rice Casserole with Dried Cherries

Check out this hearty chicken and rice casserole - perfect for a slow cooked flavorful dinner.

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Prep Time 18 min
Total Time 4 hr 20 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

1 1/2: cups uncooked wild rice

1/3: cup dried cherries or cranberries

1: tablespoon instant chopped onion

1: cup baby-cut carrots

2: medium stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces (1 cup)

1: cup chunky applesauce

1/2: teaspoon salt

8: chicken drumsticks, skin removed (about 2 pounds)

8: chicken thighs, skin removed (about 2 pounds)

1: can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed beefy mushroom soup

1: can (14 ounces) chicken broth

2: teaspoons dried thyme leaves

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Directions

1 Mix wild rice, cherries, onion, carrots, celery, applesauce and salt in 6-quart slow cooker. Arrange chicken drumsticks and thighs over rice mixture. Pour soup over chicken; pour broth over all. Sprinkle thyme on chicken.
2 Cover and cook on high heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until wild rice is tender.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

It's worth taking a few extra minutes to remove the skin from the drumsticks and thighs. The skin doesn't brown during cooking, so it won't enhance the appearance of the dish.

This casserole is a great recipe to make for the holidays. The chunky applesauce and dried cherries or cranberries add a sweet and tart flavor. Parmesan cheese and toasted almonds are a natural with wild rice and chicken. Sprinkle a bit of both over the top of this comfort-food casserole.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 390
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 3g, 3% ),
Cholesterol: 95mg; 95%;
Sodium: 710mg; 710%;
Total Carbohydrate: 42g; 42%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% ),
Protein: 35g; 35%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

3 Starch;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/14/2012 4:26:48 PM REPORT ABUSE fids4ever said:

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oh my goodness, i was pleasantly surprised with this recipe. i made a couple of tweaks, i used about a cup of cherries and cut up an apple and put in with everything. i found it to be very flavorful, the chicken was amazingly moist. i also, used more veggies then it called for, just a personal preference.

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Posted 8/1/2011 7:43:18 PM REPORT ABUSE TexasMommy said:

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Very, very disappointing. I chose this recipe because its slowcooker and dairy free (my nursing daughter has a cows milk intolerance) and because I had all the ingredients on hand. For the amount of things in this, the dish was very very boring and bland. I reccommend not adding the celery at all as it just did not fit the rest of the flavors whatsoever, and it needs a LOT of added spices. I added s&p and garlic like I do with most things but it still came out blah and uninteresting. I did the maximum time of 6 hours and still the rice was not cooked all the way through. I could have looked past the semicrunchy rice if the flavor had been better. I will say the chicken was quite good atleast if bland as well. It was nice and moist. I gave 2 stars since it has potential, but I would not refer anyone to this recipe as is.

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