Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

I try really hard not to turn on my oven in the summertime.  Sometimes I will have a plan for a dinner that typically goes into the oven, & I will change it so I can throw it in the crockpot saving myself from the heat & energy the oven takes to make that meal.  This recipe is one of those that I decided to do in the crockpot so I wouldn't have to turn on my oven.  It turned out great!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1 can reduced/low fat cream of chicken soup
• 1 soup can skim milk
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 8oz small diced ham cubes
• 1 cup white minute rice
• 5 slices swiss cheese, cut up into little cubes
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs/italian bread crumbs or mixture of both
• Salt & Pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1. In a crockpot, combine cream of chicken soup & milk.  Whisk thoroughly.
2. Cut up chicken breasts into small cubes.  Add chicken, ham dices, rice & half of the cut up swiss cheese to crockpot.  Add salt(not too much because of the sodium from the cheese) & pepper, oregano, thyme & garlic powder.  Give it a good stir.
3. Top with remaining swiss cheese slices.
4. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.  
5. Cook on high for 2-3 hours.

*UPDATE 11/28/2012: I have made this a couple more times since the original post & I decided it was a little plain.  I changed the recipe a little bit since first posting & have adjusted the recipe accordingly.  The pictures won't reflect the look of the adjusted recipe.

I try really hard not to turn on my oven in the summertime.  Sometimes I will have a plan for a dinner that typically goes into the oven, & I will change it so I can throw it in the crockpot saving myself from the heat & energy the oven takes to make that meal.  This recipe is one of those that I decided to do in the crockpot so I wouldn't have to turn on my oven.  It turned out great!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1 can reduced/low fat cream of chicken soup
• 1 soup can skim milk
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 8oz small diced ham cubes
• 1 cup white minute rice
• 5 slices swiss cheese, cut up into little cubes
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs/italian bread crumbs or mixture of both
• Salt & Pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1. In a crockpot, combine cream of chicken soup & milk.  Whisk thoroughly.
2. Cut up chicken breasts into small cubes.  Add chicken, ham dices, rice & half of the cut up swiss cheese to crockpot.  Add salt(not too much because of the sodium from the cheese) & pepper, oregano, thyme & garlic powder.  Give it a good stir.
3. Top with remaining swiss cheese slices.
4. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.  
5. Cook on high for 2-3 hours.

*UPDATE 11/28/2012: I have made this a couple more times since the original post & I decided it was a little plain.  I changed the recipe a little bit since first posting & have adjusted the recipe accordingly.  The pictures won't reflect the look of the adjusted recipe.