Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Buying rotisserie chickens at the grocery store is the best! Sometimes you can find them flavored (Garlic and Herb) and even better sometimes they are on sale! You can get a whole cooked chicken for around $5. This saves a lot of time when you're in a rush to get dinner on the table.  The cold weather and lack of a grill has me on a casserole-roll!  This one was amazing and SO EASY! We ended up using the whole chicken to make it extra filling and yummy

You will need:
1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 carrots, chopped*
1 celery stalk, chopped*
1 small onion, minced*
2 tbsp butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 6oz package of long grain and wild rice mix
Parmesan cheese, shredded

*Some stores sell these prechopped veggies in one container. I use these since chopping onions makes my eyes sting.

Preheat oven to 350 and prepare the rice according to package directions. In a large frying pan cook the chopped veggies with the butter until brown and tender. Stir in sour cream, soup, chicken broth and basil. Add cooked rice and chicken.  Pour mixture into an ungreased casserole dish and top with cheese. Bake for about 35 minutes.

**Perfect dinner for that first cold night of winter. I reiterated to my roommates to be sure to leave some left overs; it was that good!