Perfect as a side dish or standalone vegetarian meal, this zucchini rice casserole recipe is cheesy, comforting and filling. It’s a late summer casserole that pairs well with both poultry and beef.
This zucchini rice casserole is made with few ingredients and comes together quickly. It’s a kid-approved recipe that you’ll find yourself making time and time again.
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Zucchini Rice Casserole
Ingredients:
1/2 C. long grain white rice
1 C. chicken broth + extra is the rice needs to be cooked a little bit longer
1 C. shredded cheddar cheese + extra to sprinkle on top prior to baking
2 eggs
1 C. shredded zucchini (I used my cheese grater)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8×8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Bring the 1 cup of chicken broth to a boil and add in the 1/2 cup of white rice.
Cover and lower the heat to low/medium and let simmer 15-20 minutes until softened and cooked through. Add a little bit more chicken broth is needed.
Once the rice is cooked through, let cool a few minutes and combine the cooked rice, shredded zucchini, shredded cheese, eggs and salt and pepper.
Pour the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through and the cheese is melted on top.
This is such a great recipe! What would you serve this with or would it be a stand-alone meal?
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Zucchini Rice Casserole
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup long grain white rice
- 1 cup chicken broth + extra is the rice needs to be cooked a little bit longer
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese + extra to sprinkle on top prior to baking
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup shredded zucchini (I used my cheese grater)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bring the 1 cup of chicken broth to a boil and add in the 1/2 cup of white rice.
- Cover and lower the heat to low/medium and let simmer 15-20 minutes until softened and cooked through. Add a little bit more chicken broth is needed.
- Once the rice is cooked through, let cool a few minutes and combine the cooked rice, shredded zucchini, shredded cheese, eggs and salt and pepper.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through and the cheese is melted on top.
Courses Dinner
Cuisine Side Dish
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It would be a stand-alone meal.
It would be perfect for both! It would be a nice lunch, and I’d love to have this casserole with a cookout for burgers and hot dogs.
It would be a on it own dish for us.
I would serve it with baked chicken!
This would be a stand alone meal for me & my son! Sounds delicious.
I would serve this with a ham. It sounds so good!
I might serve this with some baked chicken breasts.
I would serve by itself.
Some kind of baked chicken.
This would be a meal for my kids and me.
I would serve this with baked in corn flakes chicken.
It would be a stand alone dish
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It would be a stand-alone meal, we love rice casserole.
I would definitely make this as a stand alone entree, it looks so good!
This would be a stand alone meal for my son and I.
I think this Zucchini Rice Casserole would be great with grilled chicken.
This would be a stand alone meal for me!
Meatloaf or chicken.
I would serve this with salmon patties, sounds delicious!
I’ve never eaten zucchini before so it would probably be a side dish first.
I would eat this as a stand alone meal
I would serve a steak with this
I would probably serve this as a side dish. It would be great with ham or pork chops.
I would serve this with a broasted chicken. I love all the ingredients in this recipe!
I would have a salad with it!
I would serve it with grilled chicken breast.
I would serve it with baked chicken breasts.
I would serve it with a spinach salad.
I would serve this with grilled chicken breast! It looks and sounds so delicious!
I would have this as a stand-alone meal but my husband would like a piece of chicken with it.
I would probably serve this as a stand alone meal! Delicious!
I would serve this with chicken.
Thank you!
I have been looking for an easy recipe with zucchini and this is such a taste recipe and I would serve it with my meatloaf!
That looks delicious! I think I would serve it with grilled corn and Tilapia.
I would serve this with baked potatoes.
I would do a stand alone meal or serve with baked chicken
I would probable serve this with hamburgers.
I WOULD MAKE THIS A STAND ALONE.
I would probably pair it with some sort of meat. It would be great with grilled chicken or turkey.
Noone in my house will eat zucchini but me! I would eat this WHOLE THING! Yummy! 🙂
It would be a stand alone meal for us.
I think it can be either. If i served it with something i think it would be chicken. thanks
We’d probably just eat this by itself.
I would serve this with a nice, fresh salad.
Maybe have some kimchi on the side.
I might cook up some smoked sausages to go on the side of this dish.
I would serve it with chicken
I would serve this with baked chicken.
I could absolutely eat this as a meal BUT I would have to make a protein for the family!
My daughter is vegetarian so we’d probably eat this as a stand-alone meal.
I would seve it with chicken.
Actually, I think it would make both a a good stand-alone meal and served with other food. I’d love to try it!
I’d serve it with meatloaf or maybe some grilled chicken.
I think this would make a great stand alone meal but also good on the side of chicken too.
this would be great by itself
We would probably just add some baked chicken breasts.
Yum! This would go great with a grilled fish or chicken!
I would serve it with teriyaki chicken breasts and a side of french bread or cornbread.
This would be great with a garlic butter baked chicken and fried green tomatoes. Throw in rolls and I would be set.
I’ll probably eat it like that!
I would serve it with grilled chicken. It sounds delicious.
We are fairly light eaters so I would add a tossed green salad to this dish.
It looks delicious!
thank you
I’d actually eat this alone as a snack if I was hungry or had work and needed something to fill me up. Looks delish!
Good side with a lite meat..
This would be a stand alone meal for our family.
This could be a meal in itself!
I would serve it with some steamed broccoli florets.
We would eat this by itself.
I would serve it with chicken or pork chops! Love this recipe. I have zucchini coming out my ears around here! Thank you for this recipe!
I would serve this with a tomato salad.
I would serve this with grilled chicken.
meatloaf or baked chicken breasts
This would be a stand alone meal for me. I live alone so I don’t cook as much as I used to. If I were to add anything it would be some grilled chicken.
This dish would be great by itself or along with baked chicken breasts.
Oh my, this sounds delicious! I would probably tweek it a little but I never thought of using zucchini this way. I would serve it beside chicken. Or maybe make it a meal by adding Italian sausage.
I would serve this delicious dish with ham.
It would be a stand-alone meal. Add a salad and bread.
I would serve it with grilled chicken
I would serve this as a side dish with chicken
This looks yummy and will have to try it!
I would use this as a stand alone meal.
This would be a perfect stand alone meal for me. It looks amazing!! Thanks for the giveaway!
stand alone meal
This sounds substantial (and delicious) enough to be a meal in itself.
I would serve this as a stand alone meal. I love that there are veggies and grains in this recipe!
I think it could be paired with a variety of meats. I think I would serve it with pork chops. Thanks for the recipe!
I would serve it with a side of grilled vegetables.
I would serve this with baked chicken.
I would add some cooked chicken and it would be a stand-alone meal!
I would serve it with a salad as a meal.
I would serve it as a stand alone meal.
I would serve with chicken or baked ham
This will be a standalone meal at lunchtime tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe!
Maybe with some bbq chicken !!!
I would serve it with baked chicken or broiled pork chops.
This would go great with grilled chicken or grilled steak.
I would serve pork chops with this!!!
BBQ Chicken
stand-alone meal
I would serve this with some Turkey breasts. or by itself either way it would be yummy
I like this as a stand alone meal, but I would probably serve a salad too.
I would have this with some grilled chicken breasts and a nice fresh salad.
A stand alone meal. I love zucchini!
We could eat this all by its self. It looks delicious.
This would be a stand alone meal for me since I’m a vegetarian.
This would be a stand alone meal.
I would serve it with pork chops
I’d serve it with a roast beef 🙂
standalone
This would be a stand alone meal.
It would work as a stand alone meal for us!
i might serve this with chicken
I think I would serve it with some turkey sausage.
Perfect Stand Alone dish during busy weekday nights during the school year after sports practice.
I’d love to have this as a side to baked chicken!
It would be a stand alone recipe for us!
This could easily be a stand alone meal for me!
I would serve this with some baked chicken breasts.
I would serve this with my kids favorite roasted chicken drumsticks! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
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I would serve it with broasted chicken
I would serve it alone as a meal.
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I would make chicken with this probably but I do like meat free meals often and this would be perfect
I think this is a perfect stand alone meal.
I would have it with some grilled chicken!
Looks delish! I’ll try this with a vegetable broth. I’m a lacto ovo vegetarian now so this will make a good stand alone dish for me.
Sounds delicious! I would eat it alone for breakfast or lunch. Hubby would need something more to go with it, though, if I were making it for him.
This would be really good as a side dish with fish or chicken.
This looks delicious. I would think it would compliment simple grilled chicken
This would be great with some grilled chicken breast!
I’d serve it with chicken and a salad of carrots, purple cabbage and diced tomatoes.
I would serve it with baked chicken.
I would serve it either with fish or baked chicken! Looks delicious
It’s just my husband and I. This dish would be more than enough as a meal,, followed by a pie or cobbler for dessert.
This looks delicious and healthy! We have a huge crop of zucchini this year!
I’d serve this as a side and make salmon as the main dish.
I would just make a side salad to go with it
I would serve this alongside grilled chicken!
I would serve with a chicken recipe
I would make it with some Salmon =)
I would add, rolls with it.
This would be great for my diet. I would serve it with chicken breast.
I think this would be a perfect side dish for grilled chicken.
I would have this be a stand alone meal.
I would say a stand alone meal.
I’d make it for a meatless Monday meal
I would serve this with some turkey burger sliders!
I would serve this with chicken breasts.
Such a yummy recipe and dish. I will have to try and make this for my family.
I would serve a salad with it.
I would make it a stand alone dish.
I would serve it with chicken.
It could definitely be served with chicken or eaten alone.I will definitely be making this!It looks so good!
I would serve this dish with baked pork chops.
I would serve it with chicken or add chicken to it!
I could eat this by itself but if it is for family, this would be a side dish.
this would be the perfect side for my grilled chicken fingers – thanks!
I think that it would be great as a stand alone dish!
I would serve with a rack of lamb with a honey glaze!
I would serve with a rack of lamb with a honey glaze! Yum!
This sounds really good, I can’t wait to try it! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This sounds good and is different from the same old, same old. It is not difficult to make either. Can’t wait to try it.
Both, tried it alone and have added chicken slices of used beef bullion as added beef strips
Both I’ve added chicken strips as well as used beef. Bullion and added beef strips both are scrumptious