{"id":3618,"date":"2025-01-24T19:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingwithmydeadmom.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2025-01-25T16:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T16:19:20","slug":"jeryls-chicken-and-rice-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookingwithmydeadmom.com\/?p=3618","title":{"rendered":"Jeryl’s Chicken and Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jeryl was one of my mom\u2019s best friends. I don\u2019t know when exactly they met or how their friendship began, but, I cannot remember a time in my life where Jeryl or Randy (her husband) were not around. When my mom got sick, Jeryl was one of the few people that my dad felt comfortable asking for help. She would come sit with my mom when my dad and I were both unavailable. I still have a few voice mails on my phone that she left from back when everything started going sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tragically, Jeryl unexpectedly passed away a few months before my mom. I remember my dad calling to tell me the news and I was so shocked that I nearly fell out. By that point my mom was too sick to understand what had happened and all things considered that was probably for the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(This was taken in the photobooth at the party that we threw a few months after Danny and I got married. I have no memory of actually taking this set of photos which means that I was likely feeling no pain by this point in the evening. The last photo on the bottom right is further evidence of probable overconsumption.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a file on my mom\u2019s hard drive titled \u201cJeryl\u2019s recipes\u201d and that is where I found this one titled, \u201cJeryl\u2019s Chicken and Rice Casserole.\u201d The note on the bottom of this reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is pure comfort food.   Jeryl has shared this casserole with me many times when I have been ill.  It microwaves and freezes well. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week I knew that the weather forecast was calling for winter weather. Snow is something that we get so rarely in Wilmington that it shuts down the entire town when it happens. As such, I knew it would be something that would provide lots of leftovers for the week and, honestly, I wanted to do something besides a chili or soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Danny snapped this photo of my sous chef helping out in the kitchen. He was really into this recipe because it consists of 2 of his most favorite foods – chicken and rice.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jeryl’s Chicken and Rice Casserole<\/h2>Recipe by Megan<\/span><\/div>
<\/span>Prep time<\/span>

30<\/p>minutes<\/span><\/div>

<\/span>Cooking time<\/span>

45<\/p>minutes<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ingredients<\/h3>
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    1 chicken cooked and cut into small pieces
    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (I usually cook 4-5 chicken \u00a0breasts instead)<\/span><\/p><\/li>

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    1 chopped onion (place in a microwave container and cook for about two
    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 minutes and drain)<\/span><\/p><\/li>

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    1-1\/2 cups cooked rice (I usually double this.)<\/span><\/p><\/li>

  • <\/span>

    2\/3 cup salad dressing (Hellman\u2019s Mayo is best)<\/span><\/p><\/li>

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    1 can cream of chicken soup<\/span><\/p><\/li>

  • <\/span>

    \u00bd can water (I use chicken broth, instead)<\/span><\/p><\/li>

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    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Topping:
    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corn flake crumbs
    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Butter<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    Directions<\/h3>
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<\/li>
    • Mix onion, mayo, soup, and broth together.\u00a0 Mix cooked rice and diced chicken.\u00a0 Add soup mixture and mix well. Place mixture in a buttered 9 x 13 casserole dish.\u00a0<\/li>
    • Top lightly with corn flake crumbs that have been moistened with melted butter.\u00a0<\/li>
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
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      Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
      • Note: Casserole can be prepared in advance, refrigerated then baked before serving.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>