{"id":4946,"date":"2012-07-23T20:57:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T02:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2012-07-23T20:57:41","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T02:57:41","slug":"chicken-and-rice-casserole-with-roasted-squash-and-spinach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/23\/chicken-and-rice-casserole-with-roasted-squash-and-spinach\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken and Rice Casserole with Roasted Squash and Spinach"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re moving in 12 days! \u00a0I’m starting to wonder why we thought moving 7 weeks before my due date was a good plan! \u00a0I’m actually very excited, just anxious and stressing a bit. \u00a0My sweet mom came down and helped me for a few days last week. \u00a0We didn’t pack the entire kitchen, but that process is beginning. \u00a0I plan to have the kitchen pretty much packed away by the beginning of next week. \u00a0That last week I plan to eat easy breakfasts, freezer meals, give Carson a lot of\u00a0convenience\u00a0foods (and his weight in strawberries of course) and explore the take-out situation in our neighborhood. \u00a0I’ve already stocked up on paper plates, plastic utensils and cups. \u00a0I don’t want to find myself packing plates and silverware at 2 am the night before we move.<\/p>\n

Eating restaurant food is probably going to get old after a few days. \u00a0I like cooking and knowing what goes into our meals. \u00a0So I want to cook a lot in the coming week. \u00a0The problem with that is how unprepared I have been recently when it comes to groceries. \u00a0And if I’ve forgotten something, I have little to no desire to take Carson to the store for one item. \u00a0One night last week I made dinner with what we had around, which was an adventure. \u00a0And a pretty tasty adventure. \u00a0So tasty, in fact, that I typed this recipe up right after we ate so that I wouldn’t forget it. \u00a0The picture doesn’t do it justice, but casseroles in general are just plain unattractive.<\/p>\n

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I made fried chicken earlier in the week. \u00a0Since 2 people can’t (and shouldn’t) eat an entire chicken we had quite a bit left over. \u00a0My thought for dinner began with that chicken. \u00a0I knew we had rice, but I couldn’t think of what else I was going to throw in my chicken and rice dinner. \u00a0So began the\u00a0scavenging. \u00a0Squash from Farmhouse. \u00a0A shallot. \u00a0Green onions. \u00a0A half bag of spinach. \u00a0The remains of a box of chicken broth. \u00a0The rest of a carton of sour cream. \u00a0Leftover white cheddar cheese. \u00a0And a packet of Lipton chicken noodle soup mix. \u00a0This was going to be dinner. \u00a0The biggest gamble was the squash. \u00a0I roasted it and figured if I didn’t end up using it in the casserole I could snack on it and give some to Carson. \u00a0It ended up being really great and something I would definitely repeat.<\/p>\n

Chicken and Rice Casserole with Roasted Squash and Spinach<\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n