Chicken & Mushroom Baked Rice
I took a two-week hiatus from blogging, cooking and the internet because I was rushing my work projects before the year end. It was also a time to slow down, unwind and indulge in some relaxation, home re-decorating and home cleaning. To my fellow foodie friends, sorry I haven’t been visiting you … but I will soon ;p I also bought a new oven (Rowenta Pro 9080) a few weeks back and now I finally had a chance to put it to action. Thanks to Wokking Mum and Camemberu who gave me useful advice for the oven selection when I asked them for tips =)
This baked rice dish is an easy and delightful one-dish meal. It’s also perfect when you have a home party … fuss free, and I’m sure your guests will like it! At this time of the year, the local supermarkets (in Singapore) are having offers for various types of cheese so this is the perfect time to try out cheesy recipes =D
The taste of this recipe is very close to Swensen’s baked rice, thanks to CookBake Legacy which I referenced and adapted the recipe from.
Ingredients
(Serves 4-6)- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
- Water to cook rice
- 5 garlic cloves
- 200g (white or brown) button mushrooms, sliced
- 200g chicken fillet, cubed
- 15g butter
- a few tablespoons mushroom soup (I use campbell)
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese (I use mild red cheddar)
- Salt & Pepper
- Parsley (garnishing)
Chicken & Mushroom Baked Rice (before baked)
Directions
1. Wash and rinse rice until water runs clear.
2. In a heated wok or saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sliced mushrooms and cut chicken pieces, saute for a few minutes until the surface of the chicken pieces is white.
3. Add the washed rice, salt and black pepper to taste. Stir well.
4. Wait for the rice mixture to cool, then transfer to a rice cooker. Add the garlic cloves. Add water to cook rice (I use slightly more than 1 1/2 cups of water - adjust the water amount according to your cooker).
5. When the rice is cooked, portion out the rice into individual oven-safe baking dishes (or use a 20cm x 20 cm square alumnium tray) until about half the height of the dish.
6. Smear some mushroom soup sauce on top of the rice, and topped with a layer of shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
7. Baked in a pre-heated oven at 200C (392F) for about 20-25 minutes, or until all the cheese has melted and is very slightly browned. Garnish with parsley.
Chicken & Mushroom Baked Rice baked in an alumnium square pan … perfect for home parties 
Variations: If you like this recipe, check out my sausage baked rice and Hawaiian baked rice flavours.
I’m sharing this delicious chicken and mushroom baked rice with Weekend Wokking. This month’s star ingredient is mushrooms and is hosted by Marija of Palachinka.
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Welcome back I love the vessel, the dish looks mighty comforting.
Thank you for joining us in WW this month! It’s an amazing dish!
Photos, as always, are beautiful!
Very nice baking dish! All the melted cheese, makes me crave for baked rice now.
Yummy! I like your fish baking dish, so cute!
I love your fish-shaped baking dishes! Chicken, mushrooms, and rice is a great combination.
That chicken and rice dish looks so delicious; even dh commented on it. NC, you are, undeniably, the queen of comfort food.
There is not much in the world that looks more appealing to me than a baked cheese topping!
What a delicious and comforting meal! I love your fish dish. I’m glad your back and with a new oven, yay!
Looks amazing…I could totally go for this! Totally!
-DTW
Welcome back. We all need a break from blogging.
What a nice comeback. Looks so comforting during the middle of winter.
Welcome back
I like how you put the Chicken & Mushroom Baked Rice in the fish-shaped baking dishes, really cute.
Oh thank you for this! I have been wanting to try to cook baked cheese rice at home for the longest time. Maybe the holidays would be a good time to start.
hellew wiffy!
Stumbled upon your site on foodbuzz and am loving everything, the food photos are amazing and the super clean site design has me drooling! You have nice recipes here that remind of me mum’s cooking for all those years ago, sigh, oh how I wish I was home sweet home sometimes!
happy holidays
LOVE the cut fishy pans
I never bake rice with cheese b4..it’s seem like an interesting combination..my daughter and hubby love cheese,might give a try..called MacRice Cheese!! lol! your baking dish shape look cute:)
Welcome back to the world of blogging! What a lovely fish-shaped baking pan! Awesome shots! Looking forward to see more baking recipes from you soon.
Perfect for holiday season party!
How pretty!! This makes amazing lunches and dinners I think! And the fish dish is very adorable-great presentation!
Merry Christmas Noobcook!!! =)
I did something similar but I used shrimps and broccoli. I just love how you present your dish. It look so cute
This looks delicious! I love hearty, warm dishes like this - perfect for cold weather.
Hey nice dish! I loved the fact u used Cream of Musrhroom for your baked rice. I use Cream of Mushroom in my mashed potatoes and even toss it with penne pasta and tuna for a quick meal. That baked rice of yours does indeed look yummy!
Your food pictures always turn out to be so tempting and your presentation is nice.
I have got a lot to learn from you. Heh your fish vessel looks familiar, where did you get that from?
Yum, this sounds and looks so delicious!
I am digging the fish-shaped earthenware
Thank you everyone for the kind words, I’m very touched ^^
Woolly, I bought the fishy vessel at Daiso, only S$2!! =D
Thank you for your message Wiffy!
Happy Holidays and New Year also to YOU!
Lovely photos… and great recipe…
I made easy version this year… roasted legs only, marinated the day before… will post recipe soon as it came out really good.
Margot
This dish sounds great. With the winter chill hitting, I can’t wait to try this out. And I LOVE those little fish. Adorable.
This sounds really good! Just look at the golden brown crust!
Thanks Margot, your roasted chix looks great!
Thanks Jen & Kevin =)
This recipe looks simple and good!!thanks for posting this recipe!!!
I love the fish bakeware. At first, I thought it was a fish and cheese rice dish — but chicken with mushrooms with rice and cheese sound mighty fine to me too!
Oh, by the way, I’m totally stealing this idea and bringing to the next potluck. =)
Looks delicious! And those fish shaped dishes are wonderful!!!
Thanks for the kind comments. glad you guys like the recipe
I just tried out this recipe today and it turned out great eventhough I didn\’t know how much soup and cheese to put on top of the rice. (:
I do feel that it would have tasted better/more like the Swensen\’s one if I had used Cream of Chicken instead. I\’m gonna try that out next! (:
Thanks for the great recipe.
Glad to know you bought your oven.
And this dish looks great! Looking forward to more of your bake dishes. 
Hi Wiffy,
i m going to bake rice today for dinner with Bits of Taste’s recipe and found yours too.
thanks both for the easy and fun to bake idea….jackie
Hi Wiffy,
Great recipe! I tried it and tt turned out great though my dish doesn’t look as appealing as yours :p
looking forward to try other dishes of yours!
Wow..this sure look great!!! Especially the way you present it…. I can’t wait to try this out for my dear son…. :p Thanks for sharing :p
Hi ,
Your recipe is great !!! I cant wait to taste it !! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us !! Hope to see more of your recipes
i cant find the fish bakeware
but nevermind i still will try
dear… its a great recipies.. i love it… really!!! haha after i read this… i asked my bf to get an oven…
can i cook the rice in the big portion..keep in in fridge (if can, for how long) and whenever my bf want to have it he just top it with cheese and bake it himself…???
thank u for your advice…
Yeah! - I got the dish from Daiso IMM. Yep you can try out the recipe by baking in a casserole first. Hope you like it.
wawa - Yes you can cook the rice first, just that refrigerated rice tend to be quite dry and that is more suitable for fried rice than baked rice. I prefer to use fluffy rice for my baked rice but it’s up to u
dear YEAH!! i got the fish bake ware from daiso…happy happy happy…
i bought 3…
what you mean by fluffy rice???
and what you mean rice tend to be quite dry??
help me please…!!
thank u dear wiffy!!
What I meant is that overnight/refrigerated rice could be quite dry, more suitable for stir frying than baking.
Rice that has just been cooked is more suitable as it is more moist and fluffy.
hey, i want to use the same fish dish too! But can i cook this with my mini oven, used for toast and hotdog?
I am so glad to find this recipe as my hubby loves baked rice! I made my first attempt this evening and it was very well-received by hubby and mummy!
I will try your beef lasagna next.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi mint, I have never used a toaster before but I believed that it’s usually used for warming foods. You may not be able to use it for baking.
Hi PQ, thanks for your kind words. Hope u like the beef lasagna too =)
Your recipe is good and goes well with ham too.
Thanks Angeline =)
Hi Wiffy,
I searched, found your Baked Rice recipe and intend to try it out this weekend.
Just one question - which is better - to cook all ingredients and rice in the rice cooker together; or should I first cook rice in the rice cooker, scoop it out when done, then baked with all ingredients and meat in the oven? Thanks so much for your help and I am very excited to try this now.
Hi Susan, I personally prefer to fry them in a wok with the rice, then cook in the rice cooker first before baking so that all the flavours are infused. Unless u have stuff like hot dog which you can consider stirring in with the rice when it’s cooked. Hope you like the recipe when you try it =)
hi thr.. can i ask if can i change the rice into brown rice? if it is possible, how long to cook e brown rice?:D
Hi nat, sorry for my late reply. I’ve never cooked brown rice before, so I don’t know if it will be suitable. It may be a bit dry and rough. But no harm experimenting
Hi hi. may i ask…when you fry the rice with the other ingredients, is the rice cooked or uncooked? and the garlics too, are they raw or cooked?
Hi Sue, the rice and the garlic are uncooked when you fry them in the pan
Was looking for baked rice recipe which brought me to your site. I say, love your beautiful pictures and easy recipes! I bookmarked your site~~
Thanks for your kind words, Serene. Hope you like the recipes when you try them out
Hi wiffy
thanks for the great recipe you have put up. Did a few tweaks to it; For healthier choice, I’ve used brown rice and turkey meat. And also replaced butter with olive oil. Work just fine
Thanks for your feedback! I like your healthier version with the olive oil, brown rice and turkey meat. Sounds delish
Hi wiffy,
thanks for the great recipe.I replace the chicken fillet with chicken meat as i could not find chicken fillet in the supermarket.Is it alright if i don’t put cheddar cheese.Hope forward to see your reply
Yeah it’s fine if you leave out the cheddar cheese. You can use other cheese such as Mozarella alone
Campbell soup use instant one or can? n which type wildmushroom soup or creamy mushroom soup?
Hi Jun, I used Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom, canned type.
I’m almost done with this
This is my lunch at school tomorrow yay!
I also added some green beans. Dunno how it’s gonna be like yet, but it’d better be good hehe.
Thanks a lot
I love Swensen’s baked rice and there’s nothing similar here in London so have been looking for a recipe to try at home for ages - will definitely give this a go!
Wow nice and yummy looking photos! Will try out yr recipe tonight. Already bookmark yr site. Thanks
Hi Cyn, hope you like this recipe when you try it! Give me your feedback if any
i love swensens’ baked rice! i’ve just tried out your recipe and i used some pecorino cheese for pungency as well. the chicken cubes were a tad dry (i’ll add cornstarch in the future) and add more soup next time, but overall, your recipe made for some yummy baked rice!
pecorino cheese? sounds good! I’ll try it next time. Glad you like the recipe and thanks for sharing the tips