About This Healthy Recipe

When it comes to gluten free chicken casseroles, you won’t get much more comforting and satisfying than this Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole. This deliciously healthy casserole recipe combines chicken, broccoli, red peppers and brown rice for a hearty meal that doesn’t have any gluten-containing ingredients. It’s also a good addition to a heart healthy diet. Here’s how the stats add up: Gluten Free Many casseroles include noodles, bread crumbs or other ingredients that contain gluten. But this recipe uses a base of brown rice, which is a naturally gluten free food. Since it’s a whole grain, the rice also provides a dose of fiber and other nutrients. The other ingredients in this gluten free chicken casserole also don’t contain gluten, although you may have to check labels for some, like the soup, just to be sure. Lower in Sodium Reducing the amount of sodium in your diet is good for your heart and can lower your risk of high blood pressure. One way to do that is to limit the amount of processed and restaurant foods you eat, which can be very high in sodium. Making your own meals can go a long way in limiting how much salt you consume and this low sodium chicken casserole is a tasty way to do that. At under 500mg of sodium for a complete meal, it’s easy to fit this dish into a low sodium diet, whether you’re aiming for under 2,000mg of sodium a day or less. Lower in Fat Casseroles tend to be high fat dishes, but this low fat chicken casserole is an exception. It uses skinless chicken breasts and low fat cheese and soup mix to keep the saturated fat content to just 2g per serving. But don’t let the low fat content fool you – there is still plenty of creamy goodness in this comfort food recipe. There’s also 8g of fiber per serving, which is good for your heart. Lower in Calories Being able to eat an entire meal for under 500 calories is one way to help keep your daily calorie count in check and this low calorie chicken casserole fits the bill. It clocks in at just 486 calories per serving, and thanks to the high protein and fiber content, it’s a filling meal that has some staying power so it won’t leave you feeling hungry anytime soon.