{"id":23907,"date":"2026-10-20T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=23907"},"modified":"2026-10-20T08:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:17:02","slug":"chicken-broccoli-and-wild-rice-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/chicken-broccoli-and-wild-rice-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken, Broccoli and Wild Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chicken, Broccoli and Wild Rice Casserole with Homemade Sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nServings: 6 to 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the casserole<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 cups cooked wild rice blend<\/li>\n<li>3 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded<\/li>\n<li>3 cups broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces<\/li>\n<li>8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup finely chopped yellow onion (or \u00bd cup thinly sliced leek, white and light green parts only)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or \u00bd teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the homemade sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups chicken stock<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt, plus more to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded Gruy\u00e8re cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the almond breadcrumb topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00be cup panko breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup sliced almonds<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons melted butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup shredded Gruy\u00e8re<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions (summarized)<\/strong><br \/>\nCasserole: Oven to 375\u00b0F; grease a 9\u00d713 dish. Blanch broccoli 1\u20132 min, shock in ice water, drain. In 2 Tbsp butter over medium-high, brown mushrooms, then add onion\/leek and thyme for 3\u20134 min. Season lightly.<\/p>\n<p>Sauce: Melt 4 Tbsp butter over medium, whisk in flour for 1 min. Slowly whisk in stock and milk, then Dijon, garlic powder, salt, pepper. Cook 4\u20136 min, stirring, until thick. Off heat, stir in 1 cup Gruy\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>Assemble: Mix sauce with rice, chicken, broccoli and mushrooms; spread in dish. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over. Bake uncovered 25\u201330 min until bubbly and golden. Rest 5\u201310 min.<\/p>\n<p>Chef&#8217;s note: Use fully cooked rice and keep broccoli slightly firm. If too thick, add \u00bc\u2013\u00bd cup more stock. Swiss can replace Gruy\u00e8re.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken, Broccoli and Wild Rice Casserole with Homemade Sauce Servings: 6 to 8 For the casserole 4 cups cooked wild rice blend 3 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded 3 cups broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced \u00bd cup finely chopped yellow onion (or \u00bd cup thinly sliced leek, white &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/chicken-broccoli-and-wild-rice-casserole\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chicken, Broccoli and Wild Rice Casserole&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casseroles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23908,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23907\/revisions\/23908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}