Vegetarian Rice Casserole with Broccoli and Soy Curls

This easy vegan chicken and rice casserole is going to rock your busy winter weeknights. It's rice and veggies and gravy all cooked up and topped with meaty soy curls. Just dump, bake, and enjoy. #vegan #casserole #broccoli #soycurls #rice #veganrecipes // plantpowercouple.com

Vegetarian Rice Casserole with Broccoli and Soy Curls

Brittany Roche

This super easy vegan chicken and rice casserole is going to rock your busy winter weeknights. It’s rice and veggies and gravy all cooked up and topped with tender meaty soy curls. Just dump it and bake it and enjoy the hell out of it all season long.

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Vegan Dinner Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings large servings

Calories 121 kcal

Ingredients

1 heaping cup soy curls measured dry
2 8-oz jars vegan condensed cream of chicken soup (2 cups)
3 cups warm water
1.5 cups instant brown rice
4 cups frozen chopped broccoli
3 Tbsp vegan cheese seasoning
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep: Preheat your oven to 375F and grab an 11x8 casserole dish.
Rehydrate the soy curls: What I like to do is add the dry soy curls to a large bowl and pour 1 cup hot water over them. Then, I mix in 2 Tbsp veggie bouillon powder and cover / let sit for about 5 minutes. Then, just drain them and continue with the recipe!
Assemble the casserole: Add all the ingredients (excluding the soy curls and 1 Tbsp of the Cheesy Garlic Butter Blend) to the casserole dish and whisk until there are no clumps and everything is evenly mixed together. When the soy curls are plump and meaty, spread them out evenly atop the casserole mixture.
Bake the broccoli casserole: Cover the casserole dish and place in the preheated oven. Let it cook - covered - for 50 minutes.
Finish and serve: Carefully remove the casserole dish from the oven and let it sit at least 10 minutes before you remove the cover, sprinkle the remaining Tbsp of Cheesy Garlic Butter Blend and dig in! We love to serve this casserole with a nice big vegan Caesar salad. Enjoy!

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Notes

Substitutions:

Feel free to substitute any veggies you have for the frozen broccoli.
Sub your favorite vegan chik'n for the soy curls if desired. White beans or chickpeas could also work, or just skip it all together!
You can play around with the grains you use, but keep in mind different grains may need more or less water than the instant brown rice we used for this recipe.

Serving Tip: If you're making this casserole for a holiday or any other time where you might care about it looking extra aesthetically pleasing, you can finely chop some extra broccoli, flash steam it, and "sprinkle" it over the finished casserole (like we did in these photos!). Voila, now it looks as every bit as exciting as it tastes!

Condensed Soup Quick Tip: If you can’t wait for the vegan condensed chicken soup to thicken, you can use the soup out of the blender and reduce the water in this recipe by about 3/4 cup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 the recipeCalories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 671mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2g

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