This casserole is perfect for a cold winter day. First cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cream cheese, butter and chicken broth are whisk together. Then cooked chicken, uncooked orzo, garlic, Italian dressing mix and cheddar cheese are added to the mixture. Next everything is added to a casserole dish. More shredded cheese is added to the top before covering with foil and baking. The casserole is baked until the cheese is melted and the casserole is bubbly.
Course
Entree
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Servings8people
Ingredients
10.5ozcan cream of chicken soup
16ozcontainer sour cream
½cupmelted butter
8ozpackage cream cheeseroom temperature
3clovesgarlicminced
2 ½cupschicken stock
1packet(0.7 oz) Italian dressing mix
16ozpackage orzo pastauncooked
4cupscooked chopped chicken
2cupsshredded Colby jack cheesedivided
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cream cheese, melted butter and chicken broth. Add the chicken, uncooked orzo pasta, garlic, Italian dressing mix and ½ cup shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Spread the chicken mixture into the prepared pan. Top casserole with remaining 1 ½ cups of shredded cheese. Cover with foil.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the casserole is bubbly.