Chicken and wild rice casserole

Chicken and wild rice casserole

1 box Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups cooked chicken or turkey, cubed

1 1/2 cups frozen vegetables

1/2 cup cream, half and half or milk

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 onion, diced

1/2 stalk celery, diced

salt

pepper

5 slices swiss cheese or whatever cheese you like

DIRECTIONS:

Cook box of rice according to packaged directions. In skillet, melt butter and saute’ onion and celery over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes or until tender. Once cooked, spoon rice into large bowl. Add cream of mushroom soup, chicken, vegetables, cream, cooked onion and celery, and salt and pepper to the rice. Spread into a casserole dish. Top with cheese. Cover with foil and warm thoroughly at 300º for at least 30 minutes (and up to 60).If oven is too hot the rice will get tough.