Kristi's Chicken Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 cups water
• 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon
• fresh coarse ground black pepper (to taste)
• cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 7 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 1 lb chicken
• 1 lb mushroom
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 4 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 put first 6 ingredients in to a pot with a large opening. boil until liquid is reduced by roughly 1/4 (leaving 3/4 of original volume in pot, you're going to need a lot of liquid).
• 2 add chicken and mushrooms, simmer for 45 minutes, or until chicken is done.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 assemble casserole in a shallow dish. dry rice to line the bottom, then uncooked veggies (carrots, celery, etc), then cooled broth with chicken and mushrooms.
• 5 cook, uncovered, in oven for approx 1 hr, or until rice is fluffy and most liquid has boiled off.