No Peek Chicken {Easy Chicken Dinner!} Gonna Want Seconds (2024)

No peek chicken is one of our easiest, and tastiest, chicken and rice recipes! When you’re looking for chicken casserole recipes that practically cook themselves, no peek chicken is a great choice.

This casserole smells amazing while it’s cooking. You might be tempted to lift the foil and see the meal’s progress. But don’t peek! You want the rice to steam, so leave the foil in place while dinner’s cooking.

We love chicken recipes like no peek chicken for their ease of preparation and fast cleanup. And the creamy flavor can’t be beaten! Do you want more chicken breast recipes for dinner?

I hope you’ll try my chicken and rice casserole, chicken broccoli rice casserole, chicken and potato casserole, and crack chicken casserole next!

Let’s make this!

What I Love About No Peek Chicken Recipe

No peek chicken is the comfort food we all crave but without a lot of work. It comes together quickly and only uses one dish. I love that this recipe has:

• Very little prep time
• Common pantry ingredients
• Hands-off cooking
• Easy cleanup

No Peek Chicken Ingredients + Tips

• Cooking Time:Oven temperatures vary! The exact cooking time will depend on your oven. If, after 1 hour- 1 hour and 15 minutes, the rice isn’t done and the liquid hasn’t absorbed, cover and continue to cook until rice is cooked.
• Chicken: If you have chicken thighs on hand rather than breasts, they can be used in this recipe too. You may have to increase the cooking timeif your chicken is bone-in.
• Dry onion soup mix: If you’re concerned about the extra salt in pre-packaged onion soup mix, you can easily create your own blend using lower-sodium beef bouillon, dehydrated onion flakes, celery seed, and onion powder. A sprinkle of garlic powder will add to the savory flavor as well.
• Cream soups: Maybe you have picky eaters that don’t love mushroom soup. Try substituting another flavor of condensed cream soup, such as cream of celery or cream of onion.
• Worcestershire sauce: Don’t have Worcestershire sauce? Maybe you don’t like the flavor? No problem! There are several substitutes that approximate this flavor using pantry staples you probably already have in your kitchen. A mixture of soy sauce, garlic, and lemon juice will work in a pinch.
• Rice:You can use white or brown as long as it’s long grain. The brand typically doesn’t matter, but stay with reputable rice, please.No Peek Chicken with Uncle Ben’s ricealways turns out wonderfully!
• Peeking:Don’t do it. The results are catastrophic. (Kidding)

Storing + Freezing + Make-Ahead

No peek chicken can easily be stored in the baking dish it was cooked in. Be sure to cover it tightly so the rice doesn’t dry out!

• How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge? Cooked casseroles taste freshest when eaten within 3-4 days of baking.
• Can You Freeze This: This casserole is perfect for freezing. After cooking and cooling completely, be sure to wrap your no peek chicken tightly. When properly packaged, it should keep in the freezer for 1-2 months.
• Make-Ahead Tips: You can put this dish together up to 24 hours ahead of time. You may want to add a couple of tablespoons of chicken broth to the rice before you reheat it. Simply follow the recipe up until it’s time to bake! Store it tightly covered in the fridge until you’re ready to roll. When it’s time to chow down, remove it from the fridge, preheat the oven and you’re on your way to dinner!

What To Serve With No Peek Chicken

This is delicious with broccoli salad, Arkansas green bean,strawberry spinach salad,brown sugar glazed carrots, or carrot salad.

My family, of course, always loves a side of bread! They like this with butter swim biscuits, Bo Berry biscuits, cat head biscuits, garlic and herb Parker House Rolls (seriously these are outta this world delicious!!) super quickBisquick biscuits,or my butterycrescent rolls.

How To Make No Peek Chicken

1. Whisk together soups, chicken broth, onion soup mix, Italian seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix.
2. Add rice and mix.
3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken over the rice mixture.
4. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
5. Bake and serve.

***See the full instructions below.

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